Den forbandede arv: Rousseau, Marx og traditionen

This paper examines how first Rousseau and later Marx both try to tackle heritageas tradition. Following Althusser’s analysis, it is argued that Rousseau’s attempt at solving the problem fails, and that Marx, although his initial approach to the pro-blem resembles that of Rousseau, in his mature writings finds a more constructive way to deal with tradition as ideology. Finally, it is suggested that the failure ofRousseau’s approach may be due to his way of framing the question