Benjamin twice broke with mentors over their wartime politicization

Evidence

In 1915 Benjamin broke with Wyneken because of Wyneken’s enthusiasm for the war. The decisive reason was the same that had already led him to distance himself from Der Anfang in 1914: he saw politicization as endangering his alignment towards the pure intellect. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 341 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• Benjamin broke with mentors over their war enthusiasm because politicization threatened pure intellect. #expands (0.92) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 341