Althusser: Research On The Theory Of Ideology

Althusser core philosophy is the theory of ideology. Althusser’s theory of ideology from the era. French Communist Party "political ideology above all else," the prevalence of Stalinist dogmatism makes Althusser prefer "theory of intervention"; the French Communist Party with the Marxist interpretation of all humanitarian ideas make objective and fair Althusser more respected dialectical method; the French "May storm" broke out inspired Althusser New Thinking of ideology. Based on this background, based on Marx’s theory of ideology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, structuralism and the theory of ideology and hegemony Antonio Gramsci, Althusser proposed the theory of ideology.Althusser proposed ISAs theory, the "state apparatus" and "ideological state apparatus" ties with distinction. The main features Althusser has four points, one ideology is the existence of matter; the second is ideology has no history, but eternal; the third is the ideology of the individual into a body; a fourth is equal to the illusion of ideology or implied. Althusser function is very deep, but also very representative, but he overemphasized the ideological function in their study, therefore, we have to get out of the way of ideology.It reflects the positive theory of Althusser: ideological theory and science strict opposition, expanding the concept of the state and the extension of the Marxist theory of ideology, and the development of research of Marxist theory of ideology, opening up Western culture Research Trends and New Perspective postmodern culture theory of modern social development and change people’s ideology has laid a solid foundation. Negative sense Althusser theory reflected as follows: understanding of history as a process without a subject,confused ideology and Lacan’s psychoanalytic theory, too much emphasis on the structure and function of ideology.