Adorno’s early encounter with Lukács seeded a lifelong theoretical rift

Evidence

In any case, already in Adorno and Lukács’s conversation, personal aversions and theoretical differences emerge which would never again be overcome. Here, one can discern not only ‘the germ of Lukács’s future rejection of ontological realism’, but also Adorno’s recurring ‘critique of Lukács’s “partyconformism”’. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 116

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the Adorno-Lukács debate over reification and totality — the Gegen den Strom development of Lukács’s History and Class Consciousness stance. — connects to: The early Adorno’s project of fetishizing pre-capitalist society contradicts Marxian theory — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 411; Lukács coined the ‘Grand Hotel Abyss’ charge against Adorno’s detached theory — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 121; Lukács’s distinction shaped Adorno’s and Kracauer’s understanding of the novel. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 263 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Lukács coined the ‘Grand Hotel Abyss’ charge against Adorno’s detached theory #responds-to (0.95) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 121
• The early Adorno’s project of fetishizing pre-capitalist society contradicts Marxian theory #expands (0.70) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 411