Between the Norm and the Exception: The Frankfurt School and the Rule of Law (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) - Hardcover

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Scheuerman, William E.

 
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Scheuerman (political science, U. of Pittsburgh) traces the connections between the legal philosophic thought of the early Frankfurt School and contemporary critical theory, emphasizing the contributions of Franz Neumann and Otto Kirchheimer. He offers a critique of the ideas of Carl Schmitt, the named jurist of the Third Reich, and discusses the disintegration of the liberal rule of law under the conditions of the modern welfare state. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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William E. Scheuerman is Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Pittsburgh.

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