Ideology

Dominique Colas (1)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

The word ideology was coined by the French philosopher Destutt de Tracy, who defined it as the “science” of the “intellectual faculties” of animals, therefore as a component of zoology but a component crucial for man, an animal for whom thought is fundamental.

Domains: Political science

Dominique Colas. Ideology. Dirk Berg-Schlosser; Leonardo Morlino; Bertrand Badie. International Encyclopedia of Political Science, SAGE Publications, 2011, 9781412959636. ⟨hal-03415463⟩