Horkheimer and Neumann grounded incompatible versions of Marxism.

Evidence

At this point the two were talking at cross purposes. Horkheimer was a theoretician of integral statism whose approach to Marxism was through the philosophy of history; Neumann was a theoretician of totalitarian monopoly capitalism whose approach to Marxism was a reformist one. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1178

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes ‘integral statism’ (philosophy-of-history Marxism) from ‘totalitarian monopoly capitalism’ (reformist Marxism) as two rival diagnoses of Nazism.
• XREF: connects to: The Horkheimer-Neumann split pitted philosophy-of-history against reformist Marxism; Neumann’s trade-union and SPD background clashed with Horkheimer’s homogeneous circle ideal. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 920; Horkheimer rejected Marx and Lukács’s heroic proletariat theory for material-improvement ethics — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 202 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Neumann’s mechanistic Marxism aligned him with Grossmann and Wittfogel against Horkheimer’s circle. #exemplifies (0.85) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 462
• Horkheimer rejected Marx and Lukács’s heroic proletariat theory for material-improvement ethics #corroborates (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 202