Althusser - an Intellectual Adventure (2017)

This documentary traces the development of the thought of the Marxist French philosopher Louis Althusser (1918-1990), who influenced a whole generation of philosophers, including Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, Badiou and Zizek.
Famous for his Definition of ideology and ideological state apparatuses. Althusser is credited with reinterpreting Marx in a way that encouraged readers to engage directly with his work and for being the one thinker who had the most impact on the development of Marxism in the second half of the 20th. Century.
Althusser, an Intellectual Adventure, captures the man, and the implications of his work, in interviews with friends and colleagues such as Lucien Seve, who served more than 30 years on the central committee of the Communist Party of France, and with philosophers and former students including Etienne Balibar, Pierre Macherey, and Jacques Rancière.
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[@iranisrising4035]

This was wonderful, thank you for posting it.

[@khaizajaveed1737]

informative documentary!

[@massgeneral9873]

thanks for putting this up.

[@christophermorgan3261]

The French, as part of their diploma from the Lycee have the so called terminal in philosophy taught by
some of best minds in France. Voila the explanation why the EDUCATED French are so famously intellectual and that
there are so many well known philosophers going back to Voltaire and Rousseau that had a huge influence on their times down to the present. Like Andre Malraux under de Gaulle. Many also under Mitterand who famously enjoyed discussing philosophical issues. There are some like Bernard Henri Levy that have the fame and swagger of rock stars, if not the regard of critics. Modern European philosophy is said to have begun with a Frenchman, Rene Descartes. First wave feminist thought
begins with a philosopher Simone de Beauvoir whose life partner was a philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre.
In America we have Thomas Jefferson, not strictly speaking a philosopher but certainly a peer of les hommes des luminaire
and a Francophile from the years he lived in Paris; Sally by his side.
Too bad we don't have any talking heads to ask an impertinent question to the two leading politicians in our upcoming elections, "what philosophers have influenced you?" Neither has a shred of cultural literacy, both have degrees without
learning. They resemble all our recent presidents with the possible exception of Jimmy Carter.
I'm not a fan of Al-two-say, too convoluted, too technical.

[@delacomete]

Bernard Henry Levy is not a philosophe but a charlatan

[@strike4may]

i really did enjoy watching it specially after reading his autobiography l'avenir dure longtemps
He became problematic of course after murdering his wife
But the intellectual work of althusser is just like "sparks" as mentioned in this documentary
His work is in -my opinion- still revolutionary in understanding marxism.
Thank you for posting this ❤

[@enginesdown]

The c.i.a. is the reason (why Helene's dead).
Great doc, thanks !

[@outo511]

How come you say that?

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@@outo511
It's half a joke, I have no proof, it's a supposition.
Knowing that the c.i.a. was spying all the french intellectuals, among others, and Althusser was a communist, I would say it's a plausible supposition...

[@outo511]

na he did kill his wife. Don't think he was quite sane as a person

[@enginesdown]

@@outo511
Of course he did !
I was talking about who pushed him to do it.
Remember : always wonder who benefits from the crime. Obviously not Louis...

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[@CIANB]

Posthistoire

[@TheVigilantEye77]

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[@edwinvega2031]

the princess diana would have loved this event

[@mrterry9025]

Althusser à rien…

[@TheVigilantEye77]

Studying Marxism. What a waste of time