Exorcising the Demons-A Critique of the Totalizing Political Ideologies of Modernity.

Exorcising the Demons-A Critique of the Totalizing Political Ideologies of Modernity.

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Main Author: Davies, Jack Frederick
Language:English
Published: Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:
Philosophy
Liberalism
Fascism
Socialism
Conservatism
Dostoevsky
Burke
Kirk
Eastern Orthodoxy
Marx
Lasalle
Ideology
Ontology
Rawls
Colonialism
War
Foreign Intervention
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524826887336661
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ouhonors15248268873366612021-08-03T07:06:36Z Exorcising the Demons-A Critique of the Totalizing Political Ideologies of Modernity. Davies, Jack Frederick Philosophy Liberalism Fascism Socialism Conservatism Dostoevsky Burke Kirk Eastern Orthodoxy Marx Lasalle Ideology Ontology Rawls Colonialism War Foreign Intervention In his polemic novel 'Demons' Fyodor Dostoevsky noted the destructive power of political actors 'possessed' by the righteousness of ideas over concern for actually existing people. The ideologies of the 20th century, Liberalism, Fascism and Socialism contain within them absolute statements of ontology, teleology and broad human purpose that allow them to incorporate any and all aspects of human social existence into their state projects. The absolute and universal nature of the claims made by these ideologies causes a state of incommensurability in dialougue with other systems that can lead to violent action as political disagreement is translated into ontological incompatibility leading to demonization and dehumanization. This project aims to propose a system based on a modified form of Burkean conservatism that allows for a recognizes the importance of universal beliefs in the context of humility. A humility rooted in the knowledge of the historical contingency of political situations and the inevitability of philosophical change leading to an epistemological skepticism as to the absolute validity of ideological claims. Instead of locating the need for community on shared convictions, political action is rooted in a shared sense of suffering and responsibility interpreted through the Russian Orthodox concept of Sobornost- where each person is responsible for the suffering of others and has an obligation to relieve the suffering of the world in shared humility. 2018-10-04 English text Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524826887336661 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524826887336661 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Philosophy
Liberalism
Fascism
Socialism
Conservatism
Dostoevsky
Burke
Kirk
Eastern Orthodoxy
Marx
Lasalle
Ideology
Ontology
Rawls
Colonialism
War
Foreign Intervention
spellingShingle Philosophy
Liberalism
Fascism
Socialism
Conservatism
Dostoevsky
Burke
Kirk
Eastern Orthodoxy
Marx
Lasalle
Ideology
Ontology
Rawls
Colonialism
War
Foreign Intervention

Davies, Jack Frederick
Exorcising the Demons-A Critique of the Totalizing Political Ideologies of Modernity.
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