Study on Althusser’s Theory of Ideology

Abstract

Althusser is a representative of the structuralism of western Marxism, and his theory of ideology holds a prominent position in philosophical theories. Firstly this paper starts from the overall theory of Althusser to probe into the source and course of his theory of ideology; secondly this paper introduces the main content of Althusser’s theory of ideology, which includes the characteristics of ideology, ideology and science, ideological state apparatus and ideological interpellation subject; thirdly employing basic viewpoints of Marxism and referring to foreign and domestic research results, this paper conducts analysis and evaluation on Althusser’s theory of ideology to dig into its in-depth theoretical connotation and value and to apply the beneficial elements into Chinese ideological construction.