Horkheimer and Adorno anchored their critique of reason in different ideals

Evidence

Where Adorno made what was unrestricted and non-identical the measure of his critique, Horkheimer referred to ideas which pointed beyond given realities, to contemplations which raised themselves above self-interest and expediency, to love as it was symbolized by Romeo and Juliet, to the image glimpsed between imagination and memory of an economically independent, responsible and thoughtful citizen. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1308

Categorization

• XREF: Adorno’s non-identical measure connects to his larger negative-dialectics project, while Horkheimer’s citizen ideal is his lingering Kantian-Enlightenment inheritance. — connects to: Horkheimer approved Adorno’s thesis despite deeming it radically alien to his own philosophy — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 377; Horkheimer and Adorno each deployed Hegelian dialectics toward different ends — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 767; Horkheimer and Adorno never shared one unified school paradigm — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 12 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer and Adorno replaced Marxian capitalism critique with a rational domination of nature thesis #expands (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1369
• Horkheimer directed his critique at both positivism and metaphysics #expands (0.72) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1454