Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology | The Position and Meaning of His Legal Thought

Hugo E. Herrera

ISBN 10: 143847878X / ISBN 13: 9781438478784

Published by SUNY Press, 2021

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Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology | The Position and Meaning of His Legal Thought | Hugo E. Herrera | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | SUNY Press | EAN 9781438478784 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology | The Position and Meaning of His Legal Thought
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 143847878X
• ISBN 13: 9781438478784
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 13D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 349 grams
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Synopsis

Carl Schmitt, one of the most influential legal and political thinkers of the twentieth century, is known chiefly for his work on international law, sovereignty, and his doctrine of political exception. This book argues that greater prominence should be given to his early work in legal studies. Schmitt himself repeatedly identified as a jurist, and Hugo E. Herrera demonstrates how for Schmitt, law plays a key role as an intermediary between ideal, conceptual theory and the complexity of practical, concrete situations. Law is concerned precisely with balancing the extremes of theory and reality, and in this respect, Schmitt associates it with philosophical thinking broadly as being able to understand and explain the tensions in human experience. Reviewing and analyzing prevailing interpretations of Schmitt by Jacques Derrida, Heinrich Meier, and others, Herrera argues that the importance of Schmitt's legal framework is both significant and overlooked.

About the Author

Hugo E. Herrera is Professor of Philosophy at the Diego Portales University in Santiago, Chile.