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Dossier
Andrew Feenberg, American philosopher of technology and UCSD Philosophy PhD (1972), identified by UCSD as a student who came to work with Herbert Marcuse.
Role in this research
UCSD institutional history identifies him among students who came to work with Marcuse.
Evidence basis
Research Memo: Marcuse's American Transition and New Left Bridge.
Identity and aliases
Andrew Feenberg, American philosopher of technology and UCSD Philosophy PhD (1972), identified by UCSD as a student who came to work with Herbert Marcuse. Aliases or naming cautions: No additional alias established in this pass.
Dated role and investigative relevance
UCSD graduate study culminating in PhD, 1972. Feenberg supplies an institutionally corroborated student relation and later intellectual reception of Marcuse. The present record asserts study and subsequent scholarly engagement, not political command.
Specific evidence
The official UCSD Philosophy retrospective names Andrew Feenberg, gives his 1972 doctorate, and places him among graduate students and postdoctoral scholars connected to Marcuse's UCSD environment.
- UCSD Philosophy 50th Anniversary Newsletter
Geography
La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
Assessment and confidence
High for UCSD doctorate and student environment; medium-high for the exact scope of work with Marcuse. This is pedagogical and intellectual reception evidence.
What this record does not establish
It does not establish membership in an organization because of Marcuse, acceptance of every Marcuse position, or operational activity directed by him.
Follow-up gaps
Inspect dissertation committee, course, correspondence, and oral-history records to specify supervision and dates.
Research provenance
Research Memo: Marcuse's American Transition and New Left Bridge.
The archive holds two authored connections for this record inside this archive. Each row below states the claim, its tier, its confidence, and the dates the record gives. Open a row for the full account, or open it on the case canvas to see the connection drawn.
REL-000593Studied With late 1960s; 1969-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not writtenAndrew Feenberg studied With Herbert Marcuse.
reported confidence · high this record is the subject
This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Herbert Marcuse →
REL-000594Corroborated By 2011 Account not writtenAndrew Feenberg corroborated By UCSD Philosophy 50th Anniversary Newsletter.
documented confidence · medium this record is the subject
This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. UCSD Philosophy 50th Anniversary Newsletter →