RELS 349 Study Guide - Final Guide: Marvin Olasky, Michael Freeden, World View
5 Dec 2018
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Marx described ideology as a false consciousness, although he took the concept very seriously. Neo-marxists completely denied the idea and importance of ideology. Because neo-marxism spread to american universities, strangely, it resulted in the complete eradication of the study of ideology, it was retarded. The battle of bloodriver is a good example of ideologies in conflict. Michael freeden formulated the importance and meaning of ideology: Ideology is a form in which influential kinds of political thought is expressed, political though that affects one"s decision making. Ideology provides imaginative and creative resources and opportunities because it requires an individual to think deep and consider their surroundings and situations. Ideology is a communicable idea about politics. Worldview is a term popularized by secular scholars like gadamer and hermeneutics, as well as various christian writers, mainly in american (eg. marvin olasky) Set of fundamental beliefs, values, etc. , which determines or makes up our understanding of the world.
