Fear drove Horkheimer to keep the Institute impressive while prioritizing private theory work

Evidence

But fear was also an important motive for maintaining the work of the Institute at as impressive a level as possible. Under the umbrella of Columbia University, the Institute was an important protection; without it Horkheimer would have felt entirely like an individual cast into exile in a society in which, as he saw it, only powerful organizations offered any protection and individuals and their property were at the mercy of all the manipulated `accidents’ of the monopoly-capitalist era. … This inner conflict produced a compromise in which the business of the Institute continued but without any particular direction. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1043

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Exile concentrated both Horkheimer’s personal power and the Institute’s appeal. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 589; Horkheimer traveled east mostly to reassure patrons the Institute still lived — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1491; Horkheimer’s fear of unprotected exile drove the Institute’s outwardly energetic but directionless survival — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1043 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer’s fear of unprotected exile drove the Institute’s outwardly energetic but directionless survival #expands (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1043
• Horkheimer traveled east mostly to reassure patrons the Institute still lived #expands (0.80) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1491
• Horkheimer’s cautious tactical maneuvering stemmed from Jewish insecurity #expands (0.78) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1744