Free thought must refuse to let organized knowledge prescribe its rules.

Evidence

In addition, he emphasizedagreeing here with the introduction to the Dialectic of Enlightenmentthat free thought must refuse to allow organized knowledge to prescribe rules for it. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 564

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘free thought’ negatively, as the refusal of prescription by organized knowledge.
• XREF: Ties directly to the Dialectic of Enlightenment introduction already covered in earlier chapters. — connects to: True philosophy refuses to let organized science dictate its rules — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 559; Mechanized knowledge creates monopolies that endanger freedom of thought — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 1123; Avoiding public-spirited speech denies citizens practice in public-spirited thinking. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1718 (+7 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: True philosophy refuses to let organized science dictate its rules — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 559; Mechanized knowledge creates monopolies that endanger freedom of thought — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 1123; Avoiding public-spirited speech denies citizens practice in public-spirited thinking. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1718 (+7 more)