Horkheimer approved Adorno’s thesis despite openly disagreeing with its theology.

Evidence

Horkheimer, as second examiner, agreed with Tillich’s assessment, in the knowledge that both the direction of the philosophical interests, and the methods of thought and the linguistic form of the Habilitation thesis which has been submitted to us, are not related to my own philosophical aspirations. If Wiesengrund considers that he has recovered hope and reconciliation, of all things, from Kierkegaard's thought, he has thereby expressed a basic theological conviction which points to philosophical intentions radically different from my own, and this is noticeable in every single sentence. But I know that there lies behind this work not merely a strong philosophical will to truth, but also the strength to promote philosophy at significant points.' — <cite>Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 377</cite> (#corroborates`, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: 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 anchored their critique of reason in different ideals — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1308; Horkheimer rejected Adorno’s Husserl article as irrelevant and methodologically flawed (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer approved Adorno’s thesis despite deeming it radically alien to his own philosophy #corroborates (0.95) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 377
• Adorno fused Hegelian determinate negation with Horkheimer’s Jewish monotheism to justify Critical Theory. #complicates (0.80)
• Horkheimer rejected Adorno’s Husserl article as irrelevant and methodologically flawed #expands (0.75)
• Horkheimer and Adorno anchored their critique of reason in different ideals #expands (0.72) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1308