Adorno valued science’s importance but rejected its cognitive methods entirely

Evidence

But what sort of `progressive insight’ was this, according to which thought was supposed to turn towards objects with openness? Philosophy after Husserl had, in Adorno’s view, not made any progress. In addition, he emphasizedagreeing here with the introduction to the Dialectic of Enlightenmentthat free thought must refuse to allow organized knowledge to prescribe rules for it. The relationship of all this to the various scientific disciplines remained enigmatic. Adorno stressed their importance to philosophy, but rejected their cognitive methods so uncompromisingly that it seemed impossible for him to recognize the results of such restricted forms of knowledge or to do any further work on them. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2283

In addition, he emphasizedagreeing here with the introduction to the Dialectic of Enlightenmentthat free thought must refuse to allow organized knowledge to prescribe rules for it. The relationship of all this to the various scientific disciplines remained enigmatic. Adorno stressed their importance to philosophy, but rejected their cognitive methods so uncompromisingly that it seemed impossible for him to recognize the results of such restricted forms of knowledge or to do any further work on them. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2283

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Adorno’s relationship with empirical work like The Authoritarian Personality and the Institute’s empirical sociology projects. — connects to: Adorno concluded important matters cannot be approached empirically — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2119; Adorno never abandoned the ideal of critical empirical research despite rejecting established methods — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2120; Adorno rejected measuring audience reactions apart from cultural content’s objectivity — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 663
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2283

Broader Connections

• Adorno never abandoned the ideal of critical empirical research despite rejecting established methods #qualifies (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2120
• Adorno concluded important matters cannot be approached empirically #expands (0.80) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2119
• Adorno rejected measuring audience reactions apart from cultural content’s objectivity #exemplifies (0.75) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 663