Althusser's Contribution

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Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Resnick, S.A.; Wolff, R.D.

Source:

Rethinking Marxism, Volume 4, Number 1, p.13--16 (1991)

Abstract:

In Althusser's Contribution, Stephen Resnick (U of Massachusetts, Amherst) and Richard Wolff explore Althusser's contribution to social theory, and discuss his epistemology of overdetermination, which posed key problems for Marxian orthodoxies, resulting in a theory that posited value and social change as emanations from diverse economic, political, cultural, and natural parts of life. Both articles eulogize Althusser as a consummate social theorist for whom the class struggle remained an abiding interest. W. Howard