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Louis Althusser Quotes: There is no such thing as an innocent reading, we must ask what reading we are guilty of.
         

There is no such thing as an innocent reading, we must ask what reading we are guilty of.


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There is no such thing as an innocent reading, we must ask what reading we are guilty of.
         



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In truth, ideology has very little to do with 'consciousness', even supposing this term to have an unambiguous meaning. It is profoundly unconscious, even when it presents itself in a reflected form.

In truth, ideology has very little to do with 'consciousness', even supposing this term to have an unambiguous meaning. It is profoundly unconscious, even when it presents itself in a reflected form.



Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence.

Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence.



Philosophy is, in the last instance, class struggle in the field of theory.

Philosophy is, in the last instance, class struggle in the field of theory.



To philosophize with open eyes is to philosophize in the dark. Only the blind can look straight at the sun.

To philosophize with open eyes is to philosophize in the dark. Only the blind can look straight at the sun.



Ideology... is indispensable in any society if men are to be formed, transformed and equipped to respond to the demands of their conditions of existence.

Ideology... is indispensable in any society if men are to be formed, transformed and equipped to respond to the demands of their conditions of existence.



The ultimate condition of production is therefore the reproduction of the conditions of production

The ultimate condition of production is therefore the reproduction of the conditions of production



If someone asks, ‘But what in the end is a philosopher?’ I would say ‘A philosopher is a human being who fights in theory.’

If someone asks, ‘But what in the end is a philosopher?’ I would say ‘A philosopher is a human being who fights in theory.’



In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage, are permissible.

In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage, are permissible.



It is characteristic of ideology to impose self-evident facts as self-evident facts.

It is characteristic of ideology to impose self-evident facts as self-evident facts.





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Living at that pitch, on that edge, is something which many poets engage in to some extent.

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