Schmitt's Critique of Liberalism
One of the main differences between liberalism and communitarianism is their attitude to sacrifice. The communitarian critique of liberalism resembles very much Carl Schmitt's critique of liberalism during the first decades of this century. In fact, Schmitt may be regarded as an early "com...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Telos Press Publishing
1995
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Telos
Year: 1995, Volume: 1995, Issue: 102, Pages: 43-71 |
| IxTheo Classification: | ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Communitarianism B Sacrifice Religion B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Politics B Schmitt, Carl (1963-) B Liberalism |
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| Summary: | One of the main differences between liberalism and communitarianism is their attitude to sacrifice. The communitarian critique of liberalism resembles very much Carl Schmitt's critique of liberalism during the first decades of this century. In fact, Schmitt may be regarded as an early "communitarian" critic of liberalism. Along with many contemporary communitarians, Schmitt convincingly demonstrated the importance of religion to social life. His positive reading of sacrifice and his critique of liberalism are deeply rooted in his Catholicism. But ultimately liberalism is also an offspring of Christianity. The liberal rejection of sacrifice has its foundation in Christian theology. How can Christianity be both the root of the liberal rejection of sacrifice and the theological foundation of a communitarian critique of this position? |
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| ISSN: | 1940-459X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Telos
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3817/1295102043 |