Lukacs and Korsch traced economic phenomena back to human social relations.

Evidence

Fromm’s reference to early Marx corresponded to the view held by Lukács and Korsch that the decisive element of the Marxist method consisted of tracing all the phenomena of economics and sociology back to social relations between human beings, in order to unmask their fetishistic objectification and conceive of them as being the acts of human beings themselves, which had somehow escaped from human control. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 216

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the Lukács/Korsch view of the Marxist method as unmasking fetishistic objectification.
• XREF: Relates to Marx’s theory of commodity fetishism and the later Frankfurt critique of reification. — connects to: The economy is not a machine but a set of exploitative social relations. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 38; Early-Marx humanism attracted both Lukács-Korsch Marxists and Tillich’s religious socialists

Broader Connections

• The economy is not a machine but a set of exploitative social relations. #corroborates (0.78) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 38