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International Relations and the Emergence of the Modern International Order: A Heideggerian Ontological Analysis

Azzo, Fadi LU (2025) STVM25 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In this thesis, I aim to examine and expand on different IR theories in their attempt to explain and understand the emergence of the modern international order. To do that, I used a Heideggerian ontological analysis as an analytical toolkit, based on hermeneutical phenomenology as a method. To achieve my goal, I examine the Western history of Being from Plato to Kant using a Heideggerian perspective. This examination helps me to map the emergence of mathematical as a pre-theoretical mood of Being that constituted modern thinking since Descartes. In the second part of my analysis, I examine five main theses in International Relations written by dominant scholars in the field by using an ontological analysis: Robert Gilpin, John Hobson,... (More)
In this thesis, I aim to examine and expand on different IR theories in their attempt to explain and understand the emergence of the modern international order. To do that, I used a Heideggerian ontological analysis as an analytical toolkit, based on hermeneutical phenomenology as a method. To achieve my goal, I examine the Western history of Being from Plato to Kant using a Heideggerian perspective. This examination helps me to map the emergence of mathematical as a pre-theoretical mood of Being that constituted modern thinking since Descartes. In the second part of my analysis, I examine five main theses in International Relations written by dominant scholars in the field by using an ontological analysis: Robert Gilpin, John Hobson, Hendrik Spruyt, Jordan Branch, and Bentley Allan. The previous scholars ground their understanding in a specific entity to explain and understand the change in the international system. I argue that these approaches are based on an ontic analysis hence, they are naive ontologically. They cannot genuinely question the temporal condition of the main concepts that they use in their investigation to explain and understand modern order such as the human being, nature, science, truth, space, and time. Furthermore, I argue that the modern international order is only a possibility dominated by representational thinking and the mathematical mood of Being. (Less)
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author
Azzo, Fadi LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM25 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Modern International Order, Martin Heidegger, Hermeneutic Phenomenology, Ontological Analysis, Mathematical.
language
English
id
9186256
date added to LUP
2025-04-23 10:14:41
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2025-04-23 10:14:41
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis, I aim to examine and expand on different IR theories in their attempt to explain and understand the emergence of the modern international order. To do that, I used a Heideggerian ontological analysis as an analytical toolkit, based on hermeneutical phenomenology as a method. To achieve my goal, I examine the Western history of Being from Plato to Kant using a Heideggerian perspective. This examination helps me to map the emergence of mathematical as a pre-theoretical mood of Being that constituted modern thinking since Descartes. In the second part of my analysis, I examine five main theses in International Relations written by dominant scholars in the field by using an ontological analysis: Robert Gilpin, John Hobson, Hendrik Spruyt, Jordan Branch, and Bentley Allan. The previous scholars ground their understanding in a specific entity to explain and understand the change in the international system. I argue that these approaches are based on an ontic analysis hence, they are naive ontologically. They cannot genuinely question the temporal condition of the main concepts that they use in their investigation to explain and understand modern order such as the human being, nature, science, truth, space, and time. Furthermore, I argue that the modern international order is only a possibility dominated by representational thinking and the mathematical mood of Being.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{International Relations and the Emergence of the Modern International Order: A Heideggerian Ontological Analysis}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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