Your definition of the notion of ideology sounds very interesting.
>In this light term "ideology" should be understand in particular way. I
haven't
>precise definition of this till now, but I think at first "ideology"
should be >understand
>as a system of concepts. They should give us possibility to say what "is",
not what
>should be, or what should we doing. This "is" in ideology has specific
meaning; it >is
>not the same as "this IS a book". It is rather like "white race IS race of
lord".
It sounds like that this is a system of assumptions that is taken for
granted and expected (by the person) to be shared by some other people (a
local community of affiliation?). Is it something like that? If so, it
reminds me Rommetveit's notion of prolepsis, although, the content of
prolepsis is somewhat more specific or, at least, this is what I hear in
your definition.
>My idea is that "ideology" plays a particular role in late adolescence,
giving
>possibility for young to order their motives (in russian "intieries") and
then
>reconstruct and order structure of activity.
Why do you focus on late adolescence? Do you think that younger kids do
not involved in construction and consumption of ideologies? Or do you
think that late adolescents do it is some specific and unique way? If so,
what is it?
>My thoughts about "ideology" and activity (I wrote "action", but I should
write >"activity"): I'm thinking about "ideology" as tool for development
of conciousness >(in Vygotsky's terms - "structure of historical
conciousness"). My idea is that >"ideology" plays a particular role in late
adolescence, giving possibility for young to >order their motives (in
russian "intieries") and then reconstruct and order structure >of activity.
I think that ideology can be a tool understood as instrument for achieving
a goal but it is also a relational form of actions that makes sense of
potentially uncertain and diffuse situations. I agree with you that there
is inherent connection between the notions of ideology and interest
(motive). I wonder if somebody knowledgeable in writings of Il'enkov (a
Russian-Soviet philosopher) can help us in clarifying differences and
similarities between the notions of ideology and Il'enkov's notion of "the
ideal" or "ideality."
Eugene
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