Benjamin set himself harder versions of the same theoretical problems Adorno handled

Evidence

In general, they show that he made work on central problems more difficult for himself than Adorno did. This was true for the problem of mass art and its relation to autonomous art, and for the relation between art and society. It was also true for the relation between theology and historical materialism; and it was true for the question of the limits of the explanatory power or relevance of Marxist theory. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 231

Categorization

• XREF: Four named problem-areas (mass vs. autonomous art, art and society, theology vs. historical materialism, limits of Marxist theory) map the whole Benjamin-Adorno fault line for institution-level cross-referencing. — connects to: Adorno positioned himself as more theoretically deliberate but less theologically radical than Benjamin. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 235; Adorno and Benjamin diverged on whether Marxism solved or truncated problems — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 893; Adorno expected Benjamin specifically to fuse concreteness with transcendence — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 773 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Adorno positioned himself as more theoretically deliberate but less theologically radical than Benjamin. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 235; Adorno and Benjamin diverged on whether Marxism solved or truncated problems — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 893; Adorno expected Benjamin specifically to fuse concreteness with transcendence — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 773 (+2 more)