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Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this book, Guenter Lewy explains and critiques the idea of false consciousness - that people living under capitalism do not know their best interests. This idea was prevalent in the writings of nineteenth century Marxism, modern communism, and the New Left. Lewy applies what German scholars call Ideologiekritik to the Marxian concept of ideology or false consciousness itself, to demystify the... Read more
PART I. The Theory of False Consciousness 1. False Consciousness: From Marx to Marcuse PART II. The Practice of Eradicating False Consciousness 2. The Political Use of Psychiatry in the Soviet Union 3. Thought Reform in the People’s Republic of China 4. Emancipatory Pedagogy in the Federal Republic of Germany PART III. Are Democracy and Capitalism Sustained By False Consciousness? 5. The Case for the Cultural Hegemony of the Dominant Classes 6. The American System of Education 7. The Mass Media in America PART IV. Conclusions 8. False Consciousness Evaluated
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Guenter Lewy
