Political Theology by Carl Schmitt
Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty
A provocative treatise arguing that modern state concepts are secularized theological ideas, it defines sovereignty as the power to decide on the exception and shows how emergencies reveal the foundations of law. Through critiques of liberal normativism and parliamentary proceduralism, and via engagement with counterrevolutionary thinkers, it claims that personal authority and decisive judgment underpin political legitimacy, exposing the theological residues structuring modern sovereignty.
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- Published
- 1922
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 100-130
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
- - Politische Theologie
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