| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Gershberg, Zachary
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| Author's Email Address |
zgersh1@lsu.edu, zgersh@hotmail.com |
| URN |
etd-09052008-114605 |
| Title |
A Rhetoric of Existentialism |
| Degree |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
| Department |
Communication Studies |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Andrew King |
Committee Chair |
| Eileen Meehan |
Committee Member |
| Nathan Crick |
Committee Member |
| Ruth Bowman |
Committee Member |
| Stephanie Grey |
Committee Member |
| Susan Dumais |
Dean's Representative |
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| Keywords |
- meaning
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Soren Kierkegaard
- agency
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| Date of Defense |
2008-07-29 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Existentialism is often viewed as a morbid philosophy but adapting it to a rhetorical framework reveals a consistent interest in the ontological function of communication. The exchange of discourse and symbols is what ties humans together and existentialism examines the meaning that abounds in life as opposed to attempting to discover the meaning of life. As a rhetorical construct, existentialism provides a critical and unique view of agency and edification as a method of rhetorical practice.
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