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Written in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Political Theology develops the distinctive theory of sovereignty that made Carl Schmitt one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth... Read Full Overview

Souveran ist, wer uber den Ausnahmezustand entscheidet ist der erste Satz von Carl Schmitts Schrift Politische Theologie. Er wird national und international zitiert, oft ohne Nennung des Urhebers, so dass ein weiteres Diktum Schmitts zutrifft, dass er Gemeingut aller Gebildeten... Read Full Overview

Schmitt veröffentlichte das vorliegende Werk 1922 während seiner Bonner Zeit. Er entwickelt darin seine Lehre von der Souveränität: »Souverän ist, wer über den Ausnahmezustand entscheidet«. Das dritte Kapitel ist mit »Politische Theologie« überschrieben, denn »alle prägnanten... Read Full Overview

Written in the intense political and intellectual ferment of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Political Theologydevelops the distinctive theory of sovereignty that marks Carl Schmitt as one of the most significant political and legal theoreticians of the 20th century... Read Full Overview

"Sovereign is he who decides on the exception." So begins Political Theology, the book that, marked Carl Schmitt as one of the most significant political and legal theoreticians of the 20th century. Writing amid the intense political and intellectual ferment of the early Weimar... Read Full Overview

Written amid the chaos of early Weimar Germany in 1922, Schmitt's Political Theology was translated to English by political scientist and Holocaust survivor George D. Schwab in 1985, but was only available in academic and elite circles until the 2006 publication by the University... Read Full Overview