In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political
philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in
individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for
sacrificing oneself for the state--a critique as cogent today as
when it first appeared. George Schwab's introduction to his
translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's
intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history
leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. In addition to analysis
by Leo Strauss and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt's
work into contemporary context, this expanded edition also includes
a translation of Schmitt's 1929 lecture "The Age of Neutralizations
and Depoliticizations," which the author himself added to the 1932
edition of the book. An essential update on a modern classic, "The
Concept of the Political, Expanded Edition" belongs on the
bookshelf of anyone interested in political theory or
philosophy.
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