“The rejection of all abstract formalism. Materialism reminds every science of its real source: the world men transform. No science can, whether in its history or its object, grasp its own origins within itself or constitute itself as a closed world, exhaustively defined by internal rules. Materialism refers every science and every activity to the reality they depend on, even if this dependence is masked by a great many abstract mediations: mathematics as well as logic, aesthetics as well as ethics and politics.”
Quote by Louis Althusser
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Louis Althusser
Louis Althusser was a French philosopher who was active in the 20th century. His thoughts were deeply influenced by Marxism, especially focusing on theories of ideology and structuralism. Althusser's theories had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, sociology, and political science. more
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