Rationalization plus nature-domination themes replaced Marx’s critique for explaining fascism

Evidence

Horkheimer and Adorno believed that by interweaving these two themes they could give a better account of the disastrous consequences of a form of capitalism which had led to fascism than they could by continuing the Marxian critique of capitalism. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1369

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer and Adorno replaced Marxian capitalism critique with a rational domination of nature thesis — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1369; The base-superstructure formula weakened Marxism by reducing ideas to mere reflections — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1693; Horkheimer repeatedly substituted softened formulations for Marxist-Radical demands — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1901

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer and Adorno replaced Marxian capitalism critique with a rational domination of nature thesis #corroborates (0.95) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1369
• The base-superstructure formula weakened Marxism by reducing ideas to mere reflections #corroborates (0.75) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1693