# Louis Althusser
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Louis Pierre Althusser (UK: , US: ; French: [altysɛʁ]; 16 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.
Althusser was a longtime member—although sometimes a strong critic—of the French Communist Party (Parti communiste français, PCF).
Theses on Reactionaries
Text: https://processthis.substack.com/p/not-perfect-just-forgiven-f1f
Amid ICE terror and Epstein files in February 2026, my colleague Tripp Fuller asked if I'd write something on reactionaries, evangelicals, and fascism. Draws on critical theology, political philosophy, and psychoanalysis from W…
#117: Althusser - Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses, pt. 1
This is the first of a two part discussion. In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Louis Althusser’s Essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses” in relation to Simone Weil. Here, they discuss the state apparatuses and place them in dialogue with Weil’s discussion of party politics and atte…
23: The Architechture of Loneliness: How Roles Create Isolation
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounded by people who make you despair at humanity? Have you been treated strangely for calling out obvious "shitheads," or felt a total lack of allies while everyone around you enables obnoxious behavior?
In this final part of our series on narcissistic systems, Jo…
Episode 46: Living (Ikiru - Akira Kurosawa)
[Note: Episode recorded in 2024]
Tokyo, 1952.
Seven years after World War II, Japan's public sector is in shambles: inadequate funding, multi-layered corruption, and bureaucratic apathy have left the people desperate for systemic change. Amidst this turmoil is one man, Watanabe, who has been a civ…
Uncle Ted Talks Emapthy-theatre
Nailed itShe's bridging off Edmund Husserl in rejection of Louis Althusser. This is exactly what is happening today. It is like mass role playing.
Empathy theater based on victimization points is social currency rather than personal achievement. Pity has replaced inspiration.The fake agreeableness …
Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx (and Beyond)
In this unlocked patreon episode Breht traces and explains a subterranean philosophical lineage running from Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Louis Althusser. Beginning with Spinoza's conception of God or Nature as a single, immanent Substance, he explores how Hegel transforms Substance into a sel…
Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx (and Beyond)
In this unlocked patreon episode Breht traces and explains a subterranean philosophical lineage running from Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Louis Althusser. Beginning with Spinoza's conception of God or Nature as a single, immanent Substance, he explores how Hegel transforms Substance into a sel…
100 Quotes by Gaston Bachelard Audiobook by Gaston Bachelard
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: 100 Quotes by Gaston BachelardGenres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Reference & Study GuidesAuthor: Gaston BachelardNarrator: Brad CartyRelease date: 04-01-2022Length: 0:22:28Language: EnglishPublisher: SAGA EgmontDesc…
Episode 27: A History of Marx's Charaktermaske feat. Billie Cashmore
Nora and Imogen are joined by Billie to discuss her forthcoming essay 'Charaktermasken: Value, Relation and Performance in Marx's Critique of Political Economy' in which she traces the history of Marx's concept of the Charaktermasken.. With excursions into Goethe's Faust, the critique of Marx broug…
Jan Overwijk on Cybernetic Capitalism and Critical Systems Theory
Jan Overwijk discusses critical systems theory, sociologies of closure and openness, and cybernetic capitalism.
Shownotes
Jan Overwijk at the Frankfurt University Institute for Social Research:
https://www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de/personendetails/jan-overwijk.html
Jan at the University of Humanistic …
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