Horkheimer praised Marcuse’s analysis of affirmative culture as the Institute’s exemplary method

Evidence

Horkheimer found Marcuse’s essay particularly successful', and he described it in the introduction to the journal's sixth volume as being exemplary of the Institute's work. The analysis of the affirmative concept of culture’, which together with the article on positivism' (i.e. Horkheimer's The Latest Attack on Metaphysics’) had developed `from common discussions’, showed in a positive way how metaphysical dreams could really be met on the theoretical level: by combining the critique of metaphysical categories with the practical application of the theory of history. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 906

Categorization

• DEFINE: Useful definition of the Institute’s affirmative-culture analysis: critique of metaphysical categories combined with philosophy of history.
• XREF: Directly connects to Marcuse’s own essay on the affirmative character of culture, later central to his critique in One-Dimensional Man.