TY - CHAP AB - AbstractOriginality/value Few analyses of the relation between the base and the superstructure or material organization of society and the social-epistemological layer of consciousness delineate the mechanisms involved in shaping consciousness. I undertake an analysis that utilizes insights from the philosophy of mind such as the theory of intentionality as well as the sociological approach to values through Parsons. VL - 32 SN - 978-1-78441-222-7, 978-1-78441-223-4/0278-1204 DO - 10.1108/S0278-120420140000032007 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0278-120420140000032007 AU - Thompson Michael J. PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/01/01 TI - The Base-Superstructure Hypothesis and the Foundations of Critical Theory T2 - Mediations of Social Life in the 21st Century T3 - Current Perspectives in Social Theory PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 161 EP - 193 Y2 - 2021/01/20 ER -