Carl Schmitt: Politics and Theory / Edition 1

Carl Schmitt: Politics and Theory / Edition 1

by Paul Edward Gottfried
ISBN-10:
0313272093
ISBN-13:
9780313272097
Pub. Date:
09/25/1990
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-10:
0313272093
ISBN-13:
9780313272097
Pub. Date:
09/25/1990
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Carl Schmitt: Politics and Theory / Edition 1

Carl Schmitt: Politics and Theory / Edition 1

by Paul Edward Gottfried

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Overview

Gottfried looks at Carl Schmitt as a critic of modern liberalism and as a defender of the national state who examined carefully Western historical and political traditions. Challenging the view that Schmitt was a mere polemicist who set out to subvert German democracy, Gottfried's work argues instead, that Schmitt criticized liberalism and democracy from a highly reflective position that combined analytical depth with staggering erudition. The book shows that almost all of Schmitt's critics try to deflect the thrust of his observations by stressing his unpleasant political associations and allegedly hidden motives. This new source also provides a useful bibliography on secondary literature dealing with Carl Schmitt's work.

Gottfried's book is the most comprehensive study to date that addresses the major criticisms raised against Schmitt's understanding of politics. The book also underscores a point made by George Schwab and other recent biographers: that Schmitt made some of his strongest criticisms of liberal democracy while still a defender of the Weimar Republic. An excellent bibliographic resource, this book should appeal to anyone interested in German politics and to specialists in political theory and international relations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313272097
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 09/25/1990
Series: Contributions in Political Science Series , #26
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 1490L (what's this?)

About the Author

PAUL EDWARD GOTTFRIED is Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College. He also served as Senior Editor of The World & I and has been a Guggenheim recipient. Gottfried has written over sixty articles for various jourbanals and is the author of four books including Conservative Millenarians and The Search for Historical Meanings.

Table of Contents

Preface
Carl Schmitt in Historical Perspective: An Introduction
An Unsettled Life
The Hobbesian Revolution
Politics as Antagonism
Beyond the Sovereign State
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index

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