At present, when the prevailing forms of society have become hindrances to the free expression of human powers, it is precisely the abstract branches of science, mathematics and theoretical physics, which … offer a less distorted form of knowledge than other branches of science which are interwoven with the pattern of daily life, and the practicality of which seemingly testifies to their realistic character.


p. 133. - "The Latest Attack on Metaphysics" (1937)

Max Horkheimer Quotes

At present, when the prevailing forms of society have become hindrances to the free expression of human powers, it is precisely the abstract branches ...

At present, when the prevailing forms of society have become hindrances to the free expression of human powers, it is precisely the abstract branches ...

At present, when the prevailing forms of society have become hindrances to the free expression of human powers, it is precisely the abstract branches ...

At present, when the prevailing forms of society have become hindrances to the free expression of human powers, it is precisely the abstract branches ...