Philosophical Fragments met bafflement and long silence even from close associates.

Evidence

Even later on, they had nothing more to say about the book. As it turned out, this was to be symptomatic of its reception for a considerable time to come. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1448

Categorization

• XREF: The muted reception of Dialectic of Enlightenment by its own circle — Marcuse and Kirchheimer both baffled — connects to the broader story of the book’s delayed influence. — connects to: Direct confrontation between philosophers can leave both parties puzzled and affronted — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 279

Broader Connections

• Direct confrontation between philosophers can leave both parties puzzled and affronted #exemplifies (0.72) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 279