PHIL100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: False Consciousness, Class Consciousness, Conventionalism
13 Nov 2017
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Ideology institutional beliefs that: support the status quo, do so in a camouflaged (hidden) way. Ideological beliefs often mislead one and keep one from seeing reality as it really is: base / superstructure model. Institutions of society have an ideological function: mai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) & preser(cid:448)e the tatus quo , status quo keep those currently in power in power (especially where wealth = power) and those who are powerless out of power. Note: marx on private ownership how hidden exploitation is, so, workers must work to survive: must sell her labor, cannot be self-employed, for the most part, worker does not receive full value for his labor. Worker alienated from his labor: cannot decide what to do, or how to do it, or when to do it: 2. Worker alienated from the object of her la(cid:271)or: does(cid:374)"t o(cid:449)(cid:374) it, does(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol it, or de(cid:272)ide ho(cid:449) to use it: even a self-employed worker is so alienated: market pressures, 3.
