Marcuse’s open Marxism made Horkheimer cautious toward Critical Theory’s German pioneers.

Evidence

Marcuse’s open defence of Marxist theory caused Horkheimer to become hesitant and cautious. And he reacted similarly to the behaviour of a pioneer of Critical Theory in Germany. From 19 to 21 September 1946 the proceedings of the Eighth Conference of German Sociologiststhe first to be held since the Weimar periodtook place in Frankfurt. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 416

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the earlier chapters’ account of Horkheimer’s retreat from Marxist vocabulary for American funders. — connects to: Horkheimer steered Marcuse from Heideggerian phenomenology toward critical Marxism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 283; Marcuse could oppose Horkheimer’s conceptions yet still revere the work — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1250; The name ‘critical theory’ actually distanced Horkheimer from explicit Marxism. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 756 (+5 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Horkheimer steered Marcuse from Heideggerian phenomenology toward critical Marxism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 283; Marcuse could oppose Horkheimer’s conceptions yet still revere the work — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1250; The name ‘critical theory’ actually distanced Horkheimer from explicit Marxism. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 756 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Marcuse could oppose Horkheimer’s conceptions yet still revere the work #complicates (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1250