
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
2,158 words
“Why can’t we all get along?”–Rodney King
Carl Schmitt’s short book The Concept of the Political
(1932) is one of the most important works of 20th century political philosophy.
The aim of The Concept of the Political is the defense of politics from utopian aspirations to abolish politics. Anti-political utopianism includes all forms of liberalism as well as international socialism, global capitalism, anarchism, and pacifism: in short, all social philosophies that aim at a universal order in which conflict is abolished.
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The Uniqueness of Western Civilization, Part 3
Hegel & the Struggle for Recognition
G. W. F. Hegel, 1770-1831
4,986 words
Part 3 of 5
Ricardo Duchesne
The Uniqueness of Western Civilization
Leiden: Brill, 2011
7. Hegel and the Struggle for Recognition
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