Critique of political economy becomes the critique of all history as domination

Evidence

From this insight, Adornodrawsconsequencesfortheviewof allprevioushistoryasa‘prehistory’, which as a history of domination is both ancient and still current. ‘By exposing the historical necessity that had brought capitalism into being, [the critique of] political economy became the critique of history as a whole, whose immutable nature was the source of the privileged status of capitalism as well as its forbears. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 697

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies Adorno’s distinctive notion of ‘prehistory’ — not a chronological stage but a mode of domination that is both ancient and still current.
• XREF: Connects to Marcuse and Horkheimer’s ‘instrumental reason’ thesis — the history of domination as the master narrative of the Frankfurt School. — connects to: Marx titled all his economic writings a critique of political economy; Domination was always latent within political economy’s own categories — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 895; Capitalism created the first global economy based on economics rather than politics — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 173 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Domination was always latent within political economy’s own categories #corroborates (0.90) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 895
• Marx titled all his economic writings a critique of political economy #expands (0.85)
• Capitalism created the first global economy based on economics rather than politics #contradicts (0.75) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 173