Toward a Critique of Crisis Consciousness
| dc.contributor.author | Hentrup, Miles, 1984- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-25T01:14:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-08-25T01:14:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
| dc.description | viii, 83 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | My thesis begins by acknowledging the fact that our time is marked by crisis. Although this seems, to most, undeniable, I argue that because we lack the criterion for legitimating this claim, appeals to crisis are always susceptible to ideological appropriation and misuse. Hence, the thesis strives to articulate a space of critical reflection in which the legitimate diagnosis of crises may be possible. To this end, I turn to the tradition of continental philosophy, appraising the efforts of Karl Marx, Jurgen Habermas, and Jacques Derrida. While each of these thinkers offers a unique critique of crisis, I argue that they nevertheless succumb to what I call "crisis consciousness" - a condition in which the perception of crisis is inseparable from that of powerlessness. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Adviser: Cheyney Ryan | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/10640 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Philosophy, M.A., 2010; | |
| dc.subject | Crises (Philosophy) | |
| dc.title | Toward a Critique of Crisis Consciousness | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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