Classical political economy of culture reduces all cultural phenomena to economic determination

Evidence

I think, however, that Marx is wrong in two respects. First, the social circumstances of which account must be taken are quite as much political as economic; they have to do with power, of which wealth is only one form. Second, social causation largely ceases to apply as soon as a problem becomes detailed and technical. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2847 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Cultural studies rejects the base-superstructure model of economic determination; Foucault’s concrete studies fall back into vulgar economic reductionism; Articulation rejects reducing one societal level to expression of another. (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Economic-reductionist cultural theory stays trapped at an epochal level of abstraction #expands (0.85)
• Economic structures are necessary but not sufficient to explain political and ideological features #qualifies (0.70)
• Marx overemphasized economics while neglecting power and technical detail #expands (0.55) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2847