The concept of the political

By:

Schmitt, Carl

Material type: Text

9780226738925

Contained works:

Schwab, George [translator]
Konzen, Matthias The Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations [translator]
McCormick, John P. The Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations [translator]
Lomax, J. Harvey With Leo Straus's notes on Schmitt's essay [translator]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.01 SCH-C

Contents:

Introduction / by George Schwab

Translator's note to the 1976 edition

The concept of the political / by Carl Schmitt

"The age of neutralizations and depoliticizations" (1929) / by Carl Schmitt

Notes on Carl Schmitt, The concept of the political / by Leo Strauss

Summary: "In this 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. George Schwab's introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. In addition to analysis by Leo Strauss and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt's work into contemporary context, this expanded edition also includes a translation of Schmitt's 1929 lecture "The Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations," which the author himself added to the 1932 edition of the book."--BOOK JACKET. 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--a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwab's introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Political Science	320.01 SCH-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013095

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / by George Schwab

Translator's note to the 1976 edition

The concept of the political / by Carl Schmitt

"The age of neutralizations and depoliticizations" (1929) / by Carl Schmitt

Notes on Carl Schmitt, The concept of the political / by Leo Strauss

"In this 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. George Schwab's introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. In addition to analysis by Leo Strauss and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt's work into contemporary context, this expanded edition also includes a translation of Schmitt's 1929 lecture "The Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations," which the author himself added to the 1932 edition of the book."--BOOK JACKET. 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--a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwab's introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state.

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