Rational domination of nature progressively integrates all human traits and social forms.

Evidence

The core of their conception of the problem was put in its most succinct form in one of the Notes and Drafts' at the end of the book, in the form of a story within a story under the title On the Critique of the Philosophy of History’: `A philosophical interpretation of world history would have to show how the rational domination of nature comes increasingly to win the day, in spite of all deviations and resistance, and integrates all human characteristics. Forms of economy, rule, and culture would also be derived from this position.’ — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 350

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: A dense, totalizing thesis that economic, political, and cultural forms all derive from humanity’s rational domination of nature.
• XREF: Echoes the nature-domination theme the reader flagged earlier as decisive over capitalism in cultural history.