Horkheimer repeatedly traded scholarly nonconformity for social recognition

Evidence

At moments like this, Horkheimer’s ambition to achieve social recognition even at the cost of abandoning nonconformist research, teaching and action and his confidence in his ability to reach the top and produce extraordinary achievements once again won out. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1973

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer maintained a self-image of scholarly isolation while seeking maximum institutional influence — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1706; Horkheimer sought applied topics that could present his theory as expert social knowledge — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1338; Horkheimer prioritized institutional respectability over critical research purity — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2110 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer prioritized institutional respectability over critical research purity #corroborates (0.90) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2110
• Horkheimer sought applied topics that could present his theory as expert social knowledge #expands (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1338
• Surveillance capitalism exploits the human hunger for recognition #expands (0.75) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 797