false consciousness
false consciousness · false consciousnesses
ложное сознание
falsches Bewusstsein
A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideologyA faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideology.
» False consciousness keeps the ruling class in power.
Meaning
1 senses(Marxism)A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideology.
falsches Bewusstsein
ло́жное созна́ниеlóžnoje soznánije
Examples
1 sentencesFalse consciousness keeps the ruling class in power.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
faulty understanding due to ideology:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
faulty understanding due to ideology:
Origin
Calque of German falsches Bewusstsein, as used by Friedrich Engels in a letter to Franz MeCalque of German falsches Bewusstsein, as used by Friedrich Engels in a letter to Franz Mehring (1893).
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Forms
plural: false consciousnesses| Singular | false consciousness |
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