Ideology

An ideology is a collection of ideas. The word ideology was coined by Count Destutt de Tracy in the late 18th century to define a "science of ideas." An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things (compare Weltanschauung), as in common sense (see Ideology in everyday society) and several philosophical tendencies (see Political ideologies), or a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to all members of this society (the Marxist definition of ideology - see [

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Destutt de Tracy: Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy (July 20, 1754 - March 9, 1836), was a French Enlightenment aristocrat and philosopher who coined the term "ideology"....

18th century: As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar....

Science: :For the scientific journal named Science, see Science Magazine....