Eric Voegelins Quest to Resist Untruth and Restore the Roots of Order

This thesis is an exploration of political reality as understood by Eric Voegelin. Voegelin employed the revolutionary concepts found in ancient Greek noetic and Christian pneumatic philosophy that describe political reality and the means to know it. This thesis begins with a biographical sketch of...

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Main Author:	Erfourth, Montgomery Carl
Other Authors:	Ellis Sandoz
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Language:	en
Published:	LSU 2013
Subjects:	Political Science
Online Access:	http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10072013-131225/

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spelling	ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-10072013-1312252013-11-04T15:42:57Z Eric Voegelins Quest to Resist Untruth and Restore the Roots of Order Erfourth, Montgomery Carl Political Science This thesis is an exploration of political reality as understood by Eric Voegelin. Voegelin employed the revolutionary concepts found in ancient Greek noetic and Christian pneumatic philosophy that describe political reality and the means to know it. This thesis begins with a biographical sketch of Voegelin, the historical milieu that inspired his resistance to unreality and terms and symbols he uses to identify the spiritual sickness he believes is destroying Western Civilizations traditional basis of order. It then examines Voegelins theories of consciousness, philosophy, and science fundamental to understanding reality. Given the extensive nature and volume of his work, a consolidation and explanation of it is offered, and an example on how to apply it is outlined. Critiques of Voegelins work are detailed to outline weaknesses in his theories and methods. This thesis concludes by defining political reality, how to use Voegelinian techniques to analyze reality, and how to live a life that cultivates the pursuit of human knowledge in keeping with Western philosophic traditions. Ellis Sandoz Cecil Eubanks David Sobek LSU 2013-11-04 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10072013-131225/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10072013-131225/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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