Thomas Hobbes, the English 17th century philosopher, and Carl Schmitt, Hitler's 'crown jurist', a political thinker and author of an enigmatic book on Hobbes, are increasingly relevant today for two reasons. First, they address the problem of political order, so important...
These important new essays consider both as political thinkers; their importance for present-day politics and society; conceptions of myth and politics; and Schmitt's use of Hobbes in the Third Reich. This book will be published as a special issue of the Critical Review...