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Author:

Johnson, Leigh M.

Title:

Haunted Democracies and the Politics of Possibility: A Deconstructive Analysis of Truth Commissions

Graduate Program:

Philosophy

Keywords:

Rogues
metaphysics of presence
democracy to come
hospitality
Emmanuel Levinas
Soren Kierkegaard
Chile
Uganda
Argentina
deconstruction
specters
postcolonial
truth commissions
apartheid
South Africa
South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Jacques Derrida
democracy
reconciliation
forgiveness
transitional justice
autoimmunity
Desmond Tutu
aporia
Politics of Friendship
The Gift of Death

File:

Download JohnsonDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Shannon Sullivan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Philip Christman, Committee Member
Vincent M Colapietro, Committee Member
Dr Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Committee Member
Dr John Caputo, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, David Won

Title:

Language, Truth, and Reason: Gadamer with Nishida

Graduate Program:

Philosophy

Keywords:

Gadamer
Nishida
language
truth
rationality
linguistic disclosure
comparative philosophy

File:

Download 1-Language_Truth_and_Reason_Johnson.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Schmidt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leonard Richard Lawlor, Committee Member
Veronique Marion Foti, Committee Member
Thomas Oliver Beebee, Committee Member