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Carl Schmitt [a] (11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent member of the Nazi Party. Born in Plettenberg in 1888, Schmitt studied law in Berlin , Munich , and Strasbourg .
Aug 7, 2010 · Carl Schmitt (1888–1985) was a conservative German legal, constitutional, and political theorist. Schmitt is often considered to be one of the most important critics of liberalism, parliamentary democracy, and liberal cosmopolitanism.
May 25, 2016 · Carl Schmitt, a brilliant jurist and political philosopher, both predicted the collapse of the Weimar Republic, and was – for a short time – a passionate defender of Hitler’s regime. He...
Aug 27, 2024 · Carl Schmitt was a German conservative jurist and political theorist, best known for his critique of liberalism, his definition of politics as based on the distinction between friends and enemies, and his overt support of Nazism.
Sep 9, 2023 · Carl Schmitt was one of the most controversial political theorists of the 20th century. We will explore his biography, along with the relationship between Schmitt and the Nazis. Is it possible to salvage some elements of his work even if there is some continuity between it and Schmitt’s abhorrent political behavior?
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Dec 16, 2013 · This chapter provides a detailed introduction to the thought of Carl Schmitt that incorporates insights from law, the social sciences, and the humanities. It is also an intervention in its own right, seeking to decenter the study of this most hyped thinker of the twentieth century by advancing two interconnected arguments.
Carl Schmitt (1888–1985) was perhaps the leading jurist during the Weimar Republic (1919–33). Born the son of a Catholic Westphalian businessman, he was educated as a lawyer and legal theorist at several universities, taking his habilitation eventually in Strasbourg (then part of Germany) in 1915.
