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.
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PAUL EDWARD GOTTFRIED is Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College.
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In the last twenty years, interest in the German political philosopher and legal theorist Carl Schmitt has mounted on the European continent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
jus publicum europaeum, commissarial dictatorship, liberal legality, crown jurist, presidential dictatorship, militant ideology, political theology, erotic politics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Weimar Republic, George Schwab, Middle Ages, Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Third Reich, Thomas Hobbes, Catholic Church, The Theory of Partisans, Max Weber, United States, Weimar Constitution, Hans Kelsen, First World War, Jean Bodin, Second World War, Ellen Kennedy, French Revolution, German Catholics, Historical Perspective, Immanuel Kant, Julien Freund, Nazi Party, Third World, Waldemar Gurian New!
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In the last twenty years, interest in the German political philosopher and legal theorist Carl Schmitt has mounted on the European continent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
jus publicum europaeum, commissarial dictatorship, liberal legality, crown jurist, presidential dictatorship, militant ideology, political theology, erotic politics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Weimar Republic, George Schwab, Middle Ages, Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Third Reich, Thomas Hobbes, Catholic Church, The Theory of Partisans, Max Weber, United States, Weimar Constitution, Hans Kelsen, First World War, Jean Bodin, Second World War, Ellen Kennedy, French Revolution, German Catholics, Historical Perspective, Immanuel Kant, Julien Freund, Nazi Party, Third World, Waldemar Gurian New!
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- The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt on 39 pages
- Legality and Legitimacy by Carl Schmitt on 8 pages
- Carl Schmitt (Thinkers of Our Time) by Paul E Gottfried on 5 pages
- Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) by Carl Schmitt on 5 pages
- Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty by Carl Schmitt on 4 pages
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- Carl Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism: Against Politics as Technology (Modern European Philosophy) by John P. McCormick on 6 pages
- Roman Catholicism and Political Form (Contributions in Political Science) by Carl Schmitt in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Popular Sovereignty and the Crisis of German Constitutional Law: The Theory and Practice of Weimar Constitutionalism by Peter C. Caldwell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Comparative History and Legal Theory: Carl Schmitt in the First German Democracy (Contributions in Political Science) by Jeffrey Seitzer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Selected Works of Juan Donoso Cortes: (Contributions in Political Science) by Jeffrey P. Johnson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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