many prominent slovene thinkers and artists have published their reflections over jug's fate, including the literary critic josip vidmar, the novelist vladimir bartol, philosopher milan komar, essayist jože javoršek, and philosopher and literary critic taras kermauner. jug has also influenced the strong slovenian mountaineer subculture and the literature which emerged from it; authors who have been influenced by klement jug include igor škamperle and dušan jelinčič. the controversial slovenian psychologist and therapist janez rugelj also wrote on jug, taking him as a positive example of a self-made man. the sociologist lev milčinski, on the other hand, analyzed jug as an example of a self-destructive and suicidal personality.