# class consciousness

Class consciousness is an idea popular among [[communists]]. It is the idea that a class in itself understands its role in the system. The “consciousness” here refers to, say, the working class’s overall understanding that they are the bottom rung of the capitalist system.

One might argue that [[class consciousness is a perspective error]].


## Criticism

Basically, it’s a perspective error that says “being a Marxist, I know what true consciousness is.”