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Louis Althusser

1918 - 1990

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Louis Pierre Althusser (UK: , US: ; French: [altysɛʁ]; 16 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher who studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy. Althusser was a long-time member and sometimes a strong critic of the French Communist Party. His arguments and theses were set against the threats that he saw attacking the theoretical foundations of Marxism. These included both the influence of empiricism on Marxist theory, and humanist and reformist orientations which manifested as divisions in the European communist parties, as well as the problem of the cult of personality and of ideology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Althusser is the 154th most popular philosopher (down from 150th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Algerian Philosopher.

Louis Althusser is most famous for his theory of ideology, which he developed in the 1960s. He argues that society is divided into two classes: the bourgeoisie, who own the means of production, and the proletariat, who do not. The bourgeoisie control the culture and ideology of society, and use it to maintain their power.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Louis Althusser ranks 154 out of 1,267. Before him are Isocrates, Proclus, Buddhaghosa, Emanuel Swedenborg, John Venn, and Han Fei. After him are Friedrich Schleiermacher, György Lukács, Clement of Alexandria, Max Stirner, Max Scheler, and Hans Kelsen.

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Among people born in 1918, Louis Althusser ranks 9. Before him are Ingmar Bergman, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Anwar Sadat, Richard Feynman, and Kurt Waldheim. After him are Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, Gertrude B. Elion, Robert Wadlow, Helmut Schmidt, and Frederick Sanger. Among people deceased in 1990, Louis Althusser ranks 5. Before him are Rajneesh, Lev Yashin, Greta Garbo, and Paulette Goddard. After him are Sammy Davis Jr., Alberto Moravia, Leonard Bernstein, Yun Posun, Ava Gardner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and B. F. Skinner.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Louis Althusser ranks 10 out of 213. Before him are Apuleius (125), Tariq ibn Ziyad (670), Jacques Derrida (1930), Yves Saint Laurent (1936), Jugurtha (-160), and Saint Monica (332). After him are Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), and Dihya (700).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Algeria

Among philosophers born in Algeria, Louis Althusser ranks 3. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), and Jacques Derrida (1930). After him are Martianus Capella (360), Jacques Rancière (1940), Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100), Priscian (500), Émile Boirac (1851), and Catherine Malabou (1959).

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