The Lesson of Carl Schmitt: Four Chapters on the Distinction Between Political Theology and Political Philosophy

by Heinrich Meier

Book Overview

This book is the culmination of Heinrich Meier's acclaimed analyses of the controversial thought of Carl Schmitt. Meier identifies the core of Schmitt's thought as political theology--that is, political theorizing that claims to have its ultimate ground in the revelation of a mysterious or supra-rational God. This radical, but half-hidden, theological foundation unifies the whole of Schmitt's often difficult and complex oeuvre, cutting through the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226518906
• ISBN13: 9780226518909
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"