Marx held that production methods determine an epoch’s culture

Evidence

The politics, religion, philosophy, and art of any epoch in human history are, according to Marx, an outcome of its methods of production, and, to a lesser extent, of distribution. … The doctrine is called the ‘materialist conception of history’. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2845

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the ‘materialist conception of history’ concept.
• XREF: Connects forward to how Marx applies this in Das Kapital and to later economic determinism debates. — connects to: Marxist theory provides a critical framework for analyzing class struggle’s influence on cultural practices — Marxism and Cultural Studies: A Critical Analysis; Marx overemphasized economics while neglecting power and technical detail — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2847; Marx’s drive for theoretical elegance made him dismiss race, gender, and culture (+14 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2845

Library Connections

• Marx overemphasized economics while neglecting power and technical detail #complicates (0.65) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2847

Broader Connections

• Culture is accumulated productive force transmitted through language and labor #expands (0.50)
• Mode of production can assign dominance to politics or religion in different epochs #qualifies (0.50)
• Dismissing culture as class consciousness left Marxism unequipped for political forces #complicates (0.50) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 363
• Marxist culture is the objectified human design on existence under definite conditions #expands (0.40)
• Without a concept of ideology, culture’s role in reproducing production cannot be grasped. #expands (0.40)