Was Gramsci's Marxism too idealistic?
Some might perceive my emphasis on ideology and culture as a departure from a purely materialist Marxism. However, I always saw the relationship as dialectical. The superstructure – including culture, ideas, and consciousness – is not a mere reflection of the economic base; it actively shapes and influences it. My aim was to understand how the concrete historical conditions and the ideological struggle interact to produce social change, not to divorce them.
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