Horkheimer’s 1947 Europe trip aimed at institutional property recovery plus recruiting influence

Evidence

Marcuse had been trying for a considerable time, together with Neumann, to help Horkheimer to make a trip to Europe for official purposes, and Horkheimer wrote to Marcuse saying that he also wanted to see whether there are a few students and other intellectuals over there whom we could lastingly influence in our direction'. Finally, Horkheimer wanted to look for a place in which it would be possible to lead a bearable life on an extremely low income’, either in northern Italy or in the south of France, to concentrate on continuing his philosophical work. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1705

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer recovered his property and assets through legal means while in exile — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 532; Horkheimer maintained a self-image of scholarly isolation while seeking maximum institutional influence — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1706; American occupation officials helped lure the Frankfurt School back to Germany — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 847

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer maintained a self-image of scholarly isolation while seeking maximum institutional influence #qualifies (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1706
• American occupation officials helped lure the Frankfurt School back to Germany #corroborates (0.70) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 847