Horkheimer believed collaborative discussion was necessary to integrate manuscripts into his developing theory.

Evidence

When, after a long stay in Pacific Palisades, Pollock returned to the east coast in October 1942 to devote himself to the exterior' some more, Horkheimer complained about how vital close collaboration between them for a couple of years was, and how uncertain the fate of two manuscripts Pollock had left behind would be if we cannot discuss them thoroughly and integrate them into the theory of this time which I am trying to develop’. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 338

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the recurring tension between Horkheimer’s need for intellectual support and his need for ‘splendid isolation’. — connects to: Horkheimer regarded ongoing contact as an intellectual duty for dispersed theorists — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 630; Horkheimer and Pollock formalized their friendship into a contract for critical debate — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 164; Horkheimer and Adorno’s collaboration required assimilating their differing materialisms. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 662 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Horkheimer regarded ongoing contact as an intellectual duty for dispersed theorists — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 630; Horkheimer and Pollock formalized their friendship into a contract for critical debate — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 164; Horkheimer and Adorno’s collaboration required assimilating their differing materialisms. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 662 (+1 more)