False consciousness is a term used by some Marxists for the way in which material, ideological and institutional processes in capitalist society mislead members of the proletariat and other class actors. These processes are thought to hide the true relations between classes and the real state of affairs regarding the exploitation suffered by the proletariat.
Engels
Although Marx frequently denounced ideology in general, there is no evidence that he ever actually used the phrase "false consciousness." It appears to have been used — at least in print — only by Friedrich Engels.
Engels wrote:
Here Engels expresses semantic baggage associated with the term Ideology, i.e. that it implies a lack of objectivity, which the term had at the time of its introduction from German (due in no small part to a reaction to Hegelianism). This has somewhat substantially been lost over the nearly two centuries since then as Ideology has come to be equated with World View or Philosophy. False consciousness is theoretically linked with the concepts of the dominant ideology and cultural hegemony, and to a lesser extent with cognitive dissonance. The idea of false consciousness has also been used by Marxist feminists and radical feminists in regard to women's studies.
Yassine Elmoujahid’s mouth gapes; his hand, gripping a pair of scissors, is frozen over a client’s head ... He almost shouts. “Hell yeah!” ... As they see it, the biggest obstacle Republicans face in the city is what Marxists would call false consciousness ... .
I’ll pray then, but it’s not something that’s conscious or formal ... There was a governmental consciousness to deal in secrecy, to exclude the American people, to mislead them with false statements and sometimes outright lies.
In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me. If you become conscious of Me, ... If, however, you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me, you will be lost.' .
In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me. If you become conscious of Me, you ... If, however, you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me, you will be lost.”.
In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me. If you become conscious of Me, you ... If, however, you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego, not hearing Me, you will be lost.
Emotions ran high at the time and when it transpired Carr, a teaching assistant, helped Huntley cover his tracks by providing a false alibi, she became a hate figure ...Rumours, false sightings and vigilante attacks.
2 percent believed that false information was ubiquitous. Asked what could be done to improve public morality and consciousness, 73.3 percent said they hoped the media would have a more positive ...
Thus began the ‘Age of Reason’ ... Not only this, many aspects of public policy are crafted in such a way that obscures the import of these policies(foreign policies, for example) creating a ‘false consciousness ‘ in the process among people ... Romanticism.
If a patient can follow commands or interact with their surroundings in seemingly purposeful ways (for example, by squeezing a doctor’s hand or following an object with their eyes) they are said to be in a “minimally conscious state”.
To distance oneself from the challenges and posit oneself above the people is false consciousness which can at best convert the leader into an aloof and distant messianic figure far removed from the realities that define general social existence.
Among other howlers, she ascribes the idea of “false consciousness” to Antonio Gramsci... While the idea of false consciousness suggests that the masses are duped, hegemony is a far more nuanced concept, ...
Sympathetic media outlets have offered their Harris-supporting readers tips for dealing with their MAGA cousins and uncles, mostly deriving from the tired false consciousness trope ... euphoric, destructive, and highly addictive ... thwarted consumer vanity.
Rashid Khalidi, the preeminent Palestinian intellectual of our time, is convinced that the Israelis simply don't understand the conflict - living in a 'bubble of false consciousness' ....
In fact, being woke marked them out as members of the elite; as people who exploited the vulnerable and doggedly pursued power – all while being convinced of their moral supremacy in a twisted form of false consciousness.
