The Power of Carl Schmitt: Fascism, Dualism and Justice
The purpose of this paper is to show that underlying Schmitt's account of fascist politics lies a Gnostic-like metaphysical dualism separating the realms of value and power. Contrary to the normative political tradition of the West, which defends ethical politics, Schmittjurist and theorist of...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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[2019]
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Religions
Год: 2019, Том: 10, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 1-16 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Justice
B Ethics B Fascism B Nazi B Will B Gnosticism B Power |
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| Итог: | The purpose of this paper is to show that underlying Schmitt's account of fascist politics lies a Gnostic-like metaphysical dualism separating the realms of value and power. Contrary to the normative political tradition of the West, which defends ethical politics, Schmittjurist and theorist of the Nazisaligns himself with Machiavelli and Hobbes to defend realpolitik for which sovereignty is ultimately a function of the Dictator's will alone. This paper shows the contradiction within such a position, which criticizes values in politics, but by its advocacy and its defense of the Dictator's willing, relies on valuation, choice and hence, the ethical. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10010007 |
