Date : 2009
Editeur / Publisher : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2009
Type : Livre / Book
Langue / Language : anglais / English
ISBN : 978-0-521-11542-1
ISBN : 0-521-11542-6
Schmitt -- Carl -- 1888-1985 -- Pensée politique et sociale
Relations internationales -- Philosophie
Classification Dewey : 327.101
Résumé / Abstract : "It is not uncommon for the end of wars to herald the sentiment that 'nothing will ever be the same again.' To be sure, wars leave scars both emotional and physical. They leave tales of loss and instincts of vengeance. But in the political theory of Carl Schmitt, war is above all a political act. 'War is the existential negation of the enemy.' It leaves concrete changes in the configuration of politics. It draws new lines on maps, and creates new lines of authority of men over other men. No matter how infrequent or limited, warfare is a necessary corollary of Schmitt's understanding of political life"--Provided by publisher