Understanding Gramsei Some Exploratory Observations

Much of the confusion centring on Gramsci stems from the notion, that his thought has an essentially voluntarist slant. What one misses in this understanding is the appropriation of the working class in the allegedly voluntarist framework of Gramsci's thought. Thus what one locates beyond the so-called voluntarism is the central emphasis on class rather than any abstract humanism and Gramsci's Marxism thereby acquires a dimension which is at once revolutionary and creative.