Horkheimer promoted Neumann’s Behemoth as proof the Institute’s theory still worked

Evidence

I think I have a good idea of the significance of the work. Unless I am mistaken, I was one of the first to urge you to write a book of this sort. I admit I did not imagine how much energy you would put into it. This publication will document the fact that our theory is still the best guide through the maze of present-day social conditions. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 308

Categorization

• XREF: Shows Horkheimer’s strategic use of Institute publications to answer critics who considered Critical Theory intellectually bankrupt in exile. — connects to: Horkheimer accepted Neumann’s evidence while retaining Engels’s prediction of statism — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 307; Horkheimer steered the Institute toward empirical research while retaining theoretical control — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1495; Horkheimer subordinated empirical anti-Semitism research to abstract theory as mere illustration — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 342 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Horkheimer accepted Neumann’s evidence while retaining Engels’s prediction of statism — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 307; Horkheimer steered the Institute toward empirical research while retaining theoretical control — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1495; Horkheimer subordinated empirical anti-Semitism research to abstract theory as mere illustration — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 342 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer rated Neumann’s Behemoth best-in-class empirically but theoretically deficient #complicates (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1202
• Institutional survival overtook critical theory as Horkheimer’s governing aim #complicates (0.77) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 519
• Horkheimer subordinated empirical anti-Semitism research to abstract theory as mere illustration #complicates (0.76) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 342