Marx overemphasized economics while neglecting power and technical detail

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

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth investigating how modern historians weigh political power against economic forces in causation.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2847
• XREF: connects to: Marx held that production methods determine an epoch’s culture — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2845; Marxism’s dismissal of culture left it unequipped for nationalism; Marx’s drive for theoretical elegance made him dismiss race, gender, and culture (+19 more)