Horkheimer simultaneously pursued disengaged isolation and maximum institutional establishment status

Evidence

For his own part, he was also travelling to Germany in the knowledge that the main task was to have left nothing undone in the effort to create ideal conditions for their philosophical work, to avoid the feeling that there was anything he had missed out. It was the old game: at the same time as he was holding out to himself the image of being able to work in isolation in a humble scholarly existence without an institute, without any contact with students, an audience or the system, he was trying to achieve as much institutional and establishment status and as much security, influence and recognition as possible. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1706

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 saw dual professorships as converting academic quantity into real power — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1734; Horkheimer’s inner conflicts shaped the Institute’s patriarchal enclave structure. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 589 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer maintained a self-image of scholarly isolation while seeking maximum institutional influence #corroborates (0.95) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1706
• Horkheimer saw dual professorships as converting academic quantity into real power #exemplifies (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1734