Combining European theory with American empirical methods was the Institute’s long-sought goal.

Evidence

It was in connection with the Berkeley study that Horkheimer had in 1943 hoped that the Institute’s dream of combining European ideas and American methods might be fulfilled. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 434

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the recurring theme in this book’s history of the Institute’s difficult encounter with American empirical research and Lazarsfeld. — connects to: The Institute defined itself as a bridge joining European theory with American empirical methods — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 469; Horkheimer sought to fuse European critical theory with American empirical methods — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1520; American empirical methods were adopted reluctantly and later carried back to Germany — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 181 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The Institute defined itself as a bridge joining European theory with American empirical methods — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 469; Horkheimer sought to fuse European critical theory with American empirical methods — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1520; American empirical methods were adopted reluctantly and later carried back to Germany — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 181 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• The Institute defined itself as a bridge joining European theory with American empirical methods #expands (0.97) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 469
• Horkheimer sought to fuse European critical theory with American empirical methods #exemplifies (0.94) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1520
• American empirical methods were adopted reluctantly and later carried back to Germany #complicates (0.78) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 181
• The Institut planned to teach Americans social science techniques to counter German speculation #complicates (0.76) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 846