In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalismâs basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the stateâa critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwabâs introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmittâs intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. In addition to analysis by Leo Strauss and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmittâs work into contemporary context, this expanded edition also includes a translation of Schmittâs 1929 lecture âThe Age of Neutralizations and Depoliticizations,â which the author himself added to the 1932 edition of the book. An essential update on a modern classic, The Concept of the Political, Expanded Edition belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in political theory or philosophy.
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