In his elaborate historical study Die Diktatur of 1919, C. Schmitt prepares the grounds for his famous definition of sovereignty. S overeign, as Schmitt will write in his Political Theology five years later, is the one who decides on the state of exception. The following essay analyses the theological origins of Schmitt’s understanding of sovereignty.

The problem of sovereignty and his controversy with Hans Kelsen’s programme of legal positivism is the starting point for Schmitt to formulate a general outline of a theory of decisionism. Decisionism as political theory is based on the concept of a rightful deviation from law by personal decision-making in concrete circumstances. The problem of a rightful deviation from law, which will be the focus of my attention, is a well-known problem in legal philosophy and theology. In the following essay, it will be demonstrated how Schmitt evades the theological nature of the problem by drawing attention to Die Diktatur in which the problem of a rightful deviation from law was first systematically analysed. Hindi Christian Songs Midi Files Free Download there. X Plane Cirrus Jet Manual Surface.

The Concept of the Political, by Carl Schmitt. “The Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations” (1929), by Carl Schmitt. Notes on Carl Schmitt, The. 1985 at the age of ninety-six. From the beginning of his career, Schmitt was taken seri- ously on all parts of the political spectrum. The young Carl. 8 Helmut Quaritsch: Positio-nen und Begriffe Carl Schmitts, Berlin 1989. Waldstein – Schmitt lesen Schmitt lesen Was sind die Ursachen der Schmitt-Renaissance.

The essay does not primarily intend to explain the absence of the theological and ethical discourses about rightful deviation from law in Schmitt’s work. The aim of the essay is rather to detect a “blind spot” in Schmitt’s general outline of a theory of decisionism and to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of decisionism as theo-political theory.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Carl Schmitt ( German:; 11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German and. Schmitt wrote extensively about the effective wielding of political power. His work has been a major influence on subsequent political theory, legal theory, continental philosophy and. It remains both influential and controversial due to his close association and juridical-political allegiance with; he is known as the 'crown jurist of the '.

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