Wainwright, Joel
On the Nature of Gramsci's "Conceptions of the World"
This chapter contends that Antonio Gramsci could be described as a Marxist philosopher who investigated "conceptions of the world" (concezione del mondo). This expression, which Gramsci used sparingly before 1930 and more frequently after, is woven like a red thread through his Prison Notebooks. This chapter argues that "conceptions of the world" represents one of the most creative and radical elements of Gramsci's thought. It suggests that Gramsci uses this concept to refer to practical, relational approaches to being-in-the-world. Gramsci equates Marxist criticism with the formation of a coherent conception of the world. This, he contends, is the essence of Marxist philosophy: the critical historicizing of one's conception of the world. "Conceptions of the world" functions in the Prison Notebooks as both an analytical/descriptive and a moral/political concept. To conclude, the chapter considers how Gramsci's conception of the world is related to his Marx-inspired approach to nature.
| Lingua | eng |
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[author] Wainwright, Joel |
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Quaderni del carcere
Concezione del mondo Filosofia marxista
Prison Notebooks
Conceptions of the world Marxist Philosophy |
