Hayden White is one of the most famous contemporary historical philosophers, whose influence extends to many disciplines such as philosophy, history, and literary theory, he has repeatedly described himself as a Marxist, emphasizing that he is "a Marxist in the Althusser sense". By examining and comparing the theories of Hayden White and Althusser, this paper probes into the origin of Hayden White's thought and Althusser's, including the application of structuralism methods, ideological theory borrowing. At the same time, White kept consistent with Althusser in his attention and criticism of ideological issues, and expanded Althusser's ideological theory through the analysis of the development process and nature of history.

Zhigang Liu. Althusser's Influence on Hayden White's Philosophy of History. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 8: 110-114. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050818.

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