Core Issue in the Ancient vs. Modern Debate: Schmitt's Theory and Strauss's Thesis

Author: (German) Heinrich Meier
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Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This is a combined volume of two works by Professor Meier——《Schmitt's Doctrine》, published in 1998, is the longest of Meier's published works to date;《Schmitt's Topics》 was recently published this year, originally titled Dastheologisch-politischeProblem, and was changed to the current title upon the author's agreement. The second book is too short for a standalone Chinese translation, so with the author's consent, the two books are combined. Meier's Chinese translation of《The Secret Dialogue》 is also a combined volume of multiple essays—the author prefers short essays, all centered around Schmitt and Strauss; this book can be considered a sequel to《The Secret Dialogue》, although it is a combined volume, it primarily deals with the same issue of Schmitt and Strauss—the substantive expression is the "theological-political problem." Professor Meier proposed naming this combined Chinese translation "The Theological-Political Problem," but in the context of Chinese linguistics, it would be more appropriate to call it "Core Issues in the Debate Between the Ancients and the Moderns"—tentatively serving as a free translation of Dastheologisch-politischeProblem. The lecture manuscript by Strauss titled《The Relationship Between Philosophy and Theology》 was included as an appendix in this book at my suggestion, and this is specially noted. This is a combined volume of two works by Professor Meier——《Schmitt's Doctrine》, published in 1998, is the longest of Meier's published works to date;《Schmitt's Topics》 was recently published this year, originally titled Dastheologisch-politischeProblem, and was changed to the current title upon the author's agreement. The second book is too short for a standalone Chinese translation, so with the author's consent, the two books are combined. Meier's Chinese translation of《The Secret Dialogue》 is also a combined volume of multiple essays—the author prefers short essays, all centered around Schmitt and Strauss; this book can be considered a sequel to《The Secret Dialogue》, although it is a combined volume, it primarily deals with the same issue of Schmitt and Strauss—the substantive expression is the "theological-political problem." Professor Meier proposed naming this combined Chinese translation "The Theological-Political Problem," but in the context of Chinese linguistics, it would be more appropriate to call it "Core Issues in the Debate Between the Ancients and the Moderns"—tentatively serving as a free translation of Dastheologisch-politischeProblem. The lecture manuscript by Strauss titled《The Relationship Between Philosophy and Theology》 was included as an appendix in this book at my suggestion, and this is specially noted.