Within the framework of Gramsci's prison writings, Notebooks 10 and 11

constitute the `philosophical' notebooks par excellence."3 Their integrating

concept is that of philosophy of praxis. Christian Riechers states4 that the phrase
"philosophy of praxis" is specific to the terminology of the Prison Notebooks,
while Derek Boothman writes that "for 'Marxism,' Gramsci normally uses the term
'philosophy of praxis'."5 Neither of these statements is precise.