The economy’s weight relative to society varies historically rather than ontologically

Evidence

As the apparatus of production has become increasingly independent over the course of history, so too have relations of production become ever more decisive for the forms of human coexistence. In the exchange society, the economy has a far greater weight than in the feudal system. Contrary to Engels, the question of the relationship between economy and society cannot be formulated in this ontological way. Instead, it comes down much more to analysing the relationship between economy and society in concrete historical eras, and particularly in the present. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1176

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Marx’s base/superstructure debate and Adorno’s refusal of Engels’ ontological formulation — links to the broader critical-theory revisionist literature on the primacy question. — connects to: The economy has become synonymous with all social life including self-relations — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 937; Social structures carry history and continuity that independently affect economic systems — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 29; Economic abstractions are historically determined, not universal or extra-historical (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Social structures carry history and continuity that independently affect economic systems #complicates (0.85) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 29
• Economic primacy over society presupposes a fully consolidated exchange economy #expands (0.85) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1179
• Economic abstractions are historically determined, not universal or extra-historical #expands (0.80)
• The economy is a constructed concept rather than a natural object. #expands (0.80) — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 538
• Human cultures historically vary with their material or productive basis #corroborates (0.75) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 861
• Capitalism created the first global economy based on economics rather than politics #expands (0.72) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 173