The Frankfurt circle ignored Weimar democracy and fascism yet expected socialism

Evidence

None of the authors concerned themselves with topics such as the constitutional welfare state, Weimar democracy or Italian fascism. But none of them doubted that the future belonged to socialism. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 499

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the skepticism about liberal democracy seen throughout critical theory; contrasts with how other Weimar intellectuals engaged the constitutional state. — connects to: Academic philosophy in Weimar Germany ignored everyday post-war problems — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 176; Fascism froze the Frankfurt School’s analysis into repulsion — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 1750

Broader Connections

• Academic philosophy in Weimar Germany ignored everyday post-war problems #exemplifies (0.82) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 176
• Fascism froze the Frankfurt School’s analysis into repulsion #expands (0.80) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 1750