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This dissertation explores the political implications of martin heidegger's lifelong meditation on being and the concept of home (heimat). The study examines heidegger's place-bound view of human existence and its nationalistic tendencies, as well as emmanuel levinas's critique of heidegger's ontology. Levinas's ethical emphasis, humanistic thrust, and transcendent scope are presented as an alternative to heidegger's homecoming ethos. By facilitating a rapprochement between heideggerian dwelling and levinasian nomadism, this study proposes a postmodern relation to home that transcends narrow national particularism and rootless cosmopolitanism.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Political Science
by David J. Gauthier B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1995 M.A., Baylor University, 1997 December 2004
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Acknowledgements Since a dissertation is a collaborative endeavor, it would be ungrateful of me indeed to ignore the contributions of the various individuals who helped to make the present study a reality. Of the members of my committee, Dr. Cecil L. Eubanks deserves the most thanks. Besides helping me to conceptualize the subject matter of the dissertation, Professor Eubanks provided me with much-needed guidance during the writing process. Dr. Eubanks has been a model mentor, and I cannot hope to repay him for the various forms of assistance that he has provided to me over the course of my graduate career. I am also grateful to Professors G. Ellis Sandoz and James R. Stoner, Jr, both of whom are responsible for much of my training in political theory. Thanks are also due to Dr. Gregory J. Schufreider for introducing me to the thought of Martin Heidegger. Although I am first and foremost a political theorist, Professor Mark J. Gasiorowski broadened my intellectual horizons by introducing me to the study of comparative politics. I also would like to thank several other professors who have enriched my academic career. My interest in political theory was originally sparked by Professor Marianne Mahoney at the University of Texas at Austin. At Baylor University, Dr. Dwight D. Allman took my education one step further by instructing me in the history of political thought. I am also indebted to Dr. Michael D. Beaty and Dr. John Blakeman, both of whom provided me with assistance that helped me to make the transition from Baylor to Louisiana State University. This dissertation also benefitted from many excellent discussions with my colleagues at LSU, including (but not limited to) Alan Baily, John Baltes, David and Elizabeth Corey,
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