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Discuss Gramsci’ s notion of ‘organic intellectuals’

  • UPSC 2015
  • 15 marks
  • Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology and Legitimacy

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All men are intellectuals, one could therefore say: but not all men have in society the function of intellectuals, wrote Antonio Gramsci. Every kind of work involves some thought; what makes someone an intellectual is the social role of organising, directing and legitimising. The organic intellectual is his name for those who perform that role…

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  • Organic and Traditional Intellectuals
  • Their Function in Hegemony
  • Counter-Hegemony and the Modern Prince
  • Indian Illustrations
  • Limits
  • Conclusion
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