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The Concept of the Political

By Carl Schmitt, George Schwab (Translator)

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| Paperback | 9780226738864

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In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state. This edition of the 1932 work includes the translator's introduction (by GeorContinue

In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state. This edition of the 1932 work includes the translator's introduction (by George Schwab) which highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. It also includes Leo Strauss's analysis of Schmitt's thesis and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt's work into contemporary context.

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  • The Enemy of Liberalism

    Carl Schmitt was born in the small Westphalian town of Plettenberg and died there in 1985 at the age of ninety-six. Virtually unknown in America, he is today considered in many European countries, especially in Germany, to be one of the most signific ... (read full critics)

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  • Paperback 144 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0226738868
  • ISBN-13: 9780226738864
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
  • Pub date: Jun 01, 1996
  • Dimensions: 1419 mm x 903 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
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