Reading Capital
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Reading Capital is a seminal Marxist philosophical text in which Louis Althusser and collaborators offer a structuralist reinterpretation of Karl Marx’s Capital.
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Target entity: Reading Capital Context triple: [Louis Althusser, notableWork, Reading Capital]
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Capital
Capital is Karl Marx’s foundational critique of the capitalist economic system, analyzing its structures, dynamics, and inherent contradictions.
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The Capital City
The Capital City is a nickname for Springfield, Illinois, highlighting its role as the state’s governmental center and seat of the Illinois state capitol.
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CapitalG
CapitalG is Alphabet Inc.’s independent growth equity investment fund that backs later-stage technology companies.
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Track Capital of the World
Track Capital of the World is a nickname highlighting Fayetteville, Arkansas’s prominence and success in collegiate track and field.
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The Real Capital
The Real Capital is a popular nickname for Cork city in Ireland, reflecting local pride in its cultural and historical importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reading Capital Target entity description: Reading Capital is a seminal Marxist philosophical text in which Louis Althusser and collaborators offer a structuralist reinterpretation of Karl Marx’s Capital.
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A.
Capital
Capital is Karl Marx’s foundational critique of the capitalist economic system, analyzing its structures, dynamics, and inherent contradictions.
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B.
The Capital City
The Capital City is a nickname for Springfield, Illinois, highlighting its role as the state’s governmental center and seat of the Illinois state capitol.
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C.
CapitalG
CapitalG is Alphabet Inc.’s independent growth equity investment fund that backs later-stage technology companies.
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D.
Track Capital of the World
Track Capital of the World is a nickname highlighting Fayetteville, Arkansas’s prominence and success in collegiate track and field.
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E.
The Real Capital
The Real Capital is a popular nickname for Cork city in Ireland, reflecting local pride in its cultural and historical importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist text
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book ⓘ |
| author |
Jacques Rancière
NERFINISHED
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Louis Althusser NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Macherey NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Establet NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Balibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focusesOnConcept |
epistemological break
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ideology ⓘ mode of production ⓘ overdetermination ⓘ scientificity of Marxism ⓘ structural causality ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays by Jacques Rancière
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essays by Louis Althusser ⓘ essays by Pierre Macherey ⓘ essays by Roger Establet ⓘ essays by Étienne Balibar ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louis Althusser’s later work
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contemporary Marxist theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ structural Marxism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Kojève
NERFINISHED
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Capital, Volume I
NERFINISHED
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Karl Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Marxist philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ methodology of social science ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| movement |
Western Marxism
NERFINISHED
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structural Marxism ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator | Ben Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Lire le Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxism
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | François Maspero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | École Normale Supérieure seminars ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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