Horkheimer’s tactical avoidance of Marxist vocabulary secured Columbia’s acceptance.

Evidence

The university’s knowledge of their publications therefore consisted, at best, of a swift skimming through of German-language publications and a few English summaries. In this respect, Horkheimer’s strategy of avoiding Marxist names and provocative terminology fully proved its value. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 164

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: The Institute’s survival hinged on a deliberate self-censorship that shaped its later American reception.
• XREF: Connects to the Institute’s later self-censorship of Marxist vocabulary for American funders. — connects to: Horkheimer’s deliberate suppression of Marxist terminology secured Columbia’s affiliation — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 582; Horkheimer deliberately wrote his anti-capitalist article to evade Columbia censors — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1075; Lynd’s goodwill and MacIver’s influence secured Columbia’s offer to the exiled Institute. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 580

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer’s deliberate suppression of Marxist terminology secured Columbia’s affiliation #corroborates (0.95) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 582
• Lynd’s goodwill and MacIver’s influence secured Columbia’s offer to the exiled Institute. #qualifies (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 580
• Horkheimer deliberately wrote his anti-capitalist article to evade Columbia censors #expands (0.80) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1075