I shall call Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) a certain number of realities which present themselves to the immediate observer in the form of distinct and specialized institutions: ...

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I shall call Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) a certain number of realities which present themselves to the immediate observer in the form of distinct and specialized institutions: ..." in the context of "the religious ISA (the system of the different churches),
 • the educational ISA (the system of the different public and private ‘schools’),
 • the family ISA,
 • the legal ISA,
 • the political ISA (the political system, including the different parties),
 • the trade-union ISA,
 • the communications ISA (press, radio and television, etc.),
 • the cultural ISA (literature, the arts, sports, etc.).
• p. 96" to mean that wisdom is timeless.