Marcuse-Anon: Cult of the Pseudo-Intellectual
I&#x27;ve read Marcuse and I&#x27;m a little disappointed that, even in the excerpt posted here, the author hasn&#x27;t elucidated why he thinks Marcuse was a pseudo-intellectual, nor has he substantiated the claim that his essay published in a book of three essays on critique of tolerance was as influential as he claims, especially outside academia. There were far more potent and forceful critiques of liberalism and particularly of free speech. It would be more accurate to say Catherine MacKinnon with her idea of speech that silences - and the modern litetature against free speech based of the development of her theory by Langton and Hornsby since 2000 have been far more influential.<p>If you want to read about Marcuse&#x27;s actual philosophy written by someone with an expertise in philosophy rather than a blogger with an axe to grind, check out the article on him of The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;marcuse&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;marcuse&#x2F;</a>