Tying Gramsci, Althusser, and Foucault together for...emancipation (Yes, Foucault I said emancipation!)
Ok here are some initial thoughts.
Gramsci, Althusser, and Foucault are not that different.
Combining the theories of Gramsci, Althusser, and Foucault together will help with the human emancipation project.
Humans are not able to reach their full potenital because they are:
exploited by the capitalist system (Marx)
dominated through hegemony or direct domination (Gramsci)
interpellated by the Ideological State Apparatuses (Althusser)
subjects to regimes of truth (Foucault)
Humans can emancipate themselves if:
the organize revolution (Marx)
construct counter-hegemonies (Gramsci)
they can't, their are always already interpellated (Althusser)
"who cares about emancipation" (Foucault)
But, if we think about these theories as being able to serve each other there is a way!
Assume that Foucault's theory of power is true- that power/knowledge is the supreme concept (?). Power then supercedes capitalism, hegemony, ISA/RSA. If that is true then why does power have power - Foucault says it is because of regimes of truth.
Ok, regimes of truth make power possible. How are regimes of truth constructed? They are constructed through hegemony and ISAs, which support the ultimate regime of truth. The ultimate regime of truth is the one which contributes to the organization of society. Which in this case is capitalism. Power can not exist without regimes of truth; regimes of truth are constructed by pursuasion (hegemony), direct domination (RSA); and, Ideology (ISA) which support the ultimate Regime of Truth
Gramsci, Althusser, and Foucault are not that different.
Combining the theories of Gramsci, Althusser, and Foucault together will help with the human emancipation project.
Humans are not able to reach their full potenital because they are:
exploited by the capitalist system (Marx)
dominated through hegemony or direct domination (Gramsci)
interpellated by the Ideological State Apparatuses (Althusser)
subjects to regimes of truth (Foucault)
Humans can emancipate themselves if:
the organize revolution (Marx)
construct counter-hegemonies (Gramsci)
they can't, their are always already interpellated (Althusser)
"who cares about emancipation" (Foucault)
But, if we think about these theories as being able to serve each other there is a way!
Assume that Foucault's theory of power is true- that power/knowledge is the supreme concept (?). Power then supercedes capitalism, hegemony, ISA/RSA. If that is true then why does power have power - Foucault says it is because of regimes of truth.
Ok, regimes of truth make power possible. How are regimes of truth constructed? They are constructed through hegemony and ISAs, which support the ultimate regime of truth. The ultimate regime of truth is the one which contributes to the organization of society. Which in this case is capitalism. Power can not exist without regimes of truth; regimes of truth are constructed by pursuasion (hegemony), direct domination (RSA); and, Ideology (ISA) which support the ultimate Regime of Truth

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