Heidegger, Houellebecq and The Present Age of Disenchantment: A Philosophical Analysis of the Rise of the Fronte Nationale
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Abstract
Care, Rootedness and the Critique of Universalism Chapter Two: History, Time and the Critique of Progress Chapter Three: Departures Conclusions Recapitulation Final ReflectionsWorks Cited to the full extent.This will show that economic and sociological explanations, simply stated, cannot explain why the "far-right" has traction in a multitude of countries that often share little in terms of economic or sociological characteristics.It must, of course, be noted that some excellent philosophical work has been done on this subject, work that provides the foundations upon which this analysis rests, and some examples of this will be explored.This being done, the focus will then turn to the argument proper.There will be two levels upon which this analysis will be done.Division One will concern the critique of "liberal" politics against which the "far-right" is in reaction.In order to explore the connection between this critique and Heideggerian philosophy it will be necessary to engage in a close reading of some of Heidegger's more overtly polemical writings.This will focus, in the first chapter, upon Heidegger's essay on "The Question Concerning Technology".This essay will be analysed exegetically and it will be shown thatHeidegger presents an interesting perspective on the relationship between technology and nature.This will be compared with the depiction of contemporary France that can be found throughout Houellebecq's oeuvre; particularly his direct critique of technology in "The Possibility of an Island" and "Extension of the Domain of Struggle" (occasionally translated as "Whatever") as well as his more esoteric critique of the setting upon of human nature in "Platform".This will show that many of Heidegger's concerns regarding technology and the way in which it mediates man's relation to the world are replicated in Houellebecq's works, suggesting that such concerns remain prominent in contemporary France.The second chapter will engage in a similar analysis of Heidegger's argument in "The Age of the World Picture" which will be compared with Houellebecq's criticisms of the leveling out of cultural particularism in the name of universal civilization, as well as his critique of the technological intellect (a critique that can also be linked directly to Heidegger's essay).Both of these will be shown to be central parts of the ideological 7 Jones, Owen."If There Is Another Economic Crash, Europe's Far Right Is Ready for It." Editorial.The Guardian.The Guardian, 11 Feb. 2016.Web.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.003 | 0.004 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.009 | 0.031 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.007 | 0.009 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Research integrity | 0.003 | 0.005 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.005 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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