Sohn-Rethel’s parallel work gave Adorno support for his own value theory

Evidence

On balance, Sohn-Rethel is for Adorno a ‘Stichwortgeber’, a giver of catchwords.His aspirations,whichattimesrunparalleltoAdorno’sown,providethe latter with ‘an additional support’ for forming his own understanding of the theory of value. … In the years following his exchange with Sohn-Rethel, Adorno would adopt an ideology-critical approach in order to explore the mediation between the principle of identity and exchange. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 327

Categorization

• XREF: Adorno’s turn toward ideology-critical mediation between identity principle and exchange connects to his central thesis in Negative Dialectics. — connects to: Sohn-Rethel’s supposed decisive influence on Adorno is overstated in the literature — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 300

Broader Connections

• Sohn-Rethel’s supposed decisive influence on Adorno is overstated in the literature #contradicts (0.85) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 300