Zugl.: Strasbourg, Universit́e, Diss., 2003.

Zugl.: Berlin, Freie Univ., Diss., 2005

Zugl.: Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 2004

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1995. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [166]-172).

Diss.--Freie Universität Berlin. / Another ed. (Meisenheim am Glan, A. Hain) issued in the same year, without thesis statement, under title: Franz Josef Strauss, die CSU und die Aussenpolitik. Bibliography: p. 315-346.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-94).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union, 1979. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-124).

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Relações Internacionais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais, 2012. / Submitted by Albânia Cézar de Melo (albania@bce.unb.br) on 2012-09-12T13:48:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_LuizFelipePereiraDoles.pdf: 1132546 bytes, checksum: eac7ea7eaa72d1969a59a4edf0b65980 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luanna Maia(luanna@bce.unb.br) on 2012-09-13T13:27:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_LuizFelipePereiraDoles.pdf: 1132546 bytes, checksum: eac7ea7eaa72d1969a59a4edf0b65980 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-09-13T13:27:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_LuizFelipePereiraDoles.pdf: 1132546 bytes, checksum: eac7ea7eaa72d1969a59a4edf0b65980 (MD5) / Os ataques terroristas de 11 de setembro trouxeram à tona mais uma vez os vínculos entre o neoconservadorismo e a política externa norte-americana. A bibliografia refere-se a temas como o unilateralismo e a chamada exportação da democracia como características desse pensamento, além de afirmar que há relações entre sua suposta origem intelectual na academia norte-americana, mais precisamente Leo Strauss, e sua doutrina política recente. Qual a influência de Strauss e suas idéias na política externa contemporânea? Com o intuito de responder essa pergunta de pesquisa, o trabalho possui três partes: na primeira discute-se as principais idéias do autor; na segunda explora-se o neoconservadorismo nas décadas de 1970 e 1980, em dois de seus principais nomes - Irving Kristol e Jeane Kirkpatrick; na última parte, realiza-se um apanhado do neoconservadorismo a partir do fim da Guerra Fria, privilegiando, aspectos como a democracia e o unilateralismo. Essa divisão busca dar historicidade aos conceitos defendidos pela política externa norte-americana, por meio da recorrente crítica ao realismo e à ONU, além de privilegiar aspectos específicos, em que se acredita haver alguma relação entre seus godfathers e sua manifestação política mais recente, em detrimento de uma análise exaustiva de discursos e descrições da política externa. Espera-se, ao fim do texto, mostrar os vínculos de uma filosofia política e o exercício do poder na esfera internacional, além de corroborar a hipótese inicial de que a forte crítica intelectual promovida no âmbito do pensamento neoconservador seria o lastro de seu notável, ainda que fracassado, alcance político. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / The 9/11 terrorist attacks exposed, once again, the links between neoconservatism and American foreign policy. The literature on this specific subject lists themes such as unilateralism and the tactics of ‘exporting democracy’ as main features of this school of thought. Besides, it states that there are some relations between neoconservatism’s intellectual origins in American universities, notably Leo Strauss, and its recent political doctrine. What is the influence of Leo Strauss and his ideas in contemporary foreign policy? Our strategy to answer this research question entails three main sections: a) in the first section, Strauss’s ideas are discussed; b) in the second, neoconservatism in the 1970s and 1980s is examined using texts from two of the most renowned neocons of that time - Irving Kristol and Jeane Kirkpatrick; c) in the last section, a brief evaluation of neoconservatism since the Cold War is made, especially discussing subjects like democracy and unilateralism. This division attributes historicity to the concepts advocated by US foreign policy, while focusing on specific subjects, which are believed to exemplify the relation between neoconservatism’s godfathers and its recent political display, to the detriment of a more comprehensive analysis of speeches and descriptions related to foreign policy. In the end, the links between political philosophy and the exercise of power in international affairs are expected to become clearer. In addition to that, the hypothesis - that the strong intellectual critic carried out by neoconservatism is the ballast of neoconservativism’s remarkable, yet failed, political outreach - is expected to be upheld.

This thesis focuses on the figure of an abyss residing at the heart of metaphysics, and argues that thinking in light of its destabilising connotations opens up the possibility of attempting to take responsibility for the violence immanent to any and all politico-philosophical positions. It argues that this abyss represents a void or lack always already underpinning the attempt to posit universal or essential premises, and that it is precisely this lack which may be mobilised to unsettle the totalising claims of ontology. It demonstrates that the abyss occupies a central space in the political philosophy of Leo Strauss and Jacques Derrida, positing that the attempt to secure against it, qua Strauss, precludes the possibility of gesturing towards the taking of responsibility for the violence inherent to politico-philosophical projects. It traces the ethico-political implications of this response through a series of interventions enacted by eight followers of Strauss surrounding the recent Bush administration in the spheres of intelligence production, think tanks, and the media in the context of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, arguing that this securitising logic reflects an ontological totalisation which underpins the totalising politics they propound. It then shows that operating in light of the implications of the abyss, following Derrida, creates a space within which the imposition of totalising ontological claims may be resisted. Mobilising a conceptualisation of 'Deconstruction and/as Resistance', it exposes three assumptions underpinning the Straussian response, the Schmittean friend/enemy binary, the notion of the 'regime', specifically in terms of the opposition of 'tyranny' and democracy residing at its core, and the concept of justice as amounting to the 'reason of the strongest'. It is the intention of this thesis to call for an endless resistance to the imposition of totalising narratives and principles in the hope that the violence of these may be subverted, and the violence which inheres in any and all projects be taken responsibility for.

Hyper eosinophilia with cardiomyopathy as manifestation of Churg Strauss syndrome Hakam Khazrik MD1, Purva Sharma MD1 Division of Hematology/Oncology, Dept of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University. Eosinophilia (≥500 eosinophils/micro-L) and hyper eosinophilia (≥1500 eosinophils/micro-L) could be caused by many conditions including allergic, infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic disorders. Patient may present with severe organ involvement require hospitalization and urgent intervention. A 39-year-old female with history of asthma, nasal polyps presented with worsening dyspnea, lower extremity edema, acute left heart failure and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction with significant troponin elevation (31 ng/ml). Cardiac catheterization revealed no stenosis, echocardiogram showed severely reduced ejection fraction 20%. She was managed medically with presumptive diagnosis of viral myocarditis. One month later she represented with similar symptoms associated with mild facial malar rash and worsening peripheral eosinophilia (absolute count 6400cells/micro-L), leukocytosis (WBC 11k/ul norma differential except eosinophilia mild anemia Hg: 10g/dl, normal platelet(304k/ul), normal renal and liver functions, mild elevated tryptase 16. CT chest revealed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy with no pulmonary infiltrate. Parasite, fungal,, tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis infections were ruled out. Bone marrow biopsy revealed hypercellular marrow for age, mild increased marrow eosinophilic precursor, normal cytogenetics, FISH studies for MDS, eosinophilia, and BCR-ABL as well as molecular MPN panel were unremarkable. No lymphoproliferative disorder or increased blasts noted. Subcarinal lymph node biopsy with normal lymph node tissue. Extensive rheumatological workup was unremarkable except for elevated rheumatoid factor, ESR, CRP, anti-myeloperoxidase and anti-protease- 3. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, (EGPA)was diagnosed. Patient started on long taper prednisone with improvement in her symptoms and her eosinophilia. Given severe disease with cardiac involvement she was started on cyclophosphamide to improve her prognosis. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss), is multisystem disorder characterized by chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma and prominent peripheral blood eosinophilia. Asthma is the cardinal feature. Skin and neurological involvement is usually common but cardiac involvement is one of the more serious manifestations of EGPA accounting for approximately one-half of deaths attributable to EGPA. Two sets of diagnostic criteria are commonly used: the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and the Lanham criteria. Main diseases to consider in the differential diagnosis of EGPA are aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, the eosinophilic pneumonias, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, hyper eosinophilic syndrome, granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis.