Schmitt's critique of liberalism

Author: Xu Zhiyue
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: One of the advantages of McCormick's work is its detailed discussion of Schmitt's way of thinking. That is, Schmitt's thought echoes the anxieties about modern technology and its primary driver—capitalist production—pervading 20th-century thought. Regarding Schmitt's handling of the Nazi period, McCormick's book represents a genuine improvement over the majority of the literature defending Schmitt. – Journal of European Philosophy Schmitt is increasingly renowned for his undeniable ability to be named one of the 20th century's leading anti-liberal thinkers, and this book is an outstanding guide to the debates surrounding Schmitt's theory. – History of Political Thought This is the first in-depth critical review of Carl Schmitt's political, legal, and cultural writings in the English-speaking world, the foremost critic of liberalism in the 20th century. The work also provides an evaluation of this most complex Nazi theorist, neither attempting to defend him nor demonize him. By placing Schmitt's writings in their contemporary context, particularly in relation to Weber, Lukács, Benjamin, Heidegger, and Adorno, as well as earlier figures such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche, John McCormick offers philosophy, history, and political theory scholars a comprehensive account of Schmitt.