Horkheimer derived his social perception from Jewish collective experience

Evidence

In Materials, Horkheimer drew his own conclusions from this perception of the world as a power struggle, and these only partly corresponded to Marxist conclusions. It was a perception of the world suggested by the collective Jewish experience and by a sober assessment of the conditions associated with both his own and his father’s careers. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 440 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

It was a hesitant, reserved return home, although both Horkheimer and Adorno later travelled to the United States on several occasions in order to preserve their American citizenship. To act for strategic purposes and remain inwardly undecided was characteristic of Horkheimer; it was his way of reacting to the Jewish condition (an expression to be seen as analogous to Simone Weil’s condition ouvrière'), a condition in which achieving a forever fragile sense of security demanded Machiavellian skill. — <cite>Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1744</cite> (#exemplifies`, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer’s social critique grew from anti-bourgeois pathos and Jewish experience — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 126; Horkheimer’s worldview drew on collective Jewish experience, not only Marxism — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 440; Horkheimer privately held American social antisemitism nearly matched Nazi Germany’s psychological basis (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer’s worldview drew on collective Jewish experience, not only Marxism #corroborates (0.99) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 440
• Horkheimer’s cautious tactical maneuvering stemmed from Jewish insecurity #exemplifies (0.82) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1744
• Horkheimer privately held American social antisemitism nearly matched Nazi Germany’s psychological basis #expands (0.78)