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User Review  - Ecriture - 読書メーター

The specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy. The political enemy need not be morally evil or aesthetically ugly; he need not appear as an economic competitior. Read full review

Review: The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition

User Review  - Francisco Infante - Goodreads

A very interesting essay by Schmitt, widely considered to be his most influential work. The language is clearly dated, and the translation is a bit odd in parts (particularly regarding how Schmitt's ... Read full review

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User Review  - Daniel Atzori - Goodreads

By defining 'the concept of the political' as the friend-enemy grouping, Schmitt articulates an incisive critique of liberalism and of its alleged attempt of 'neutralizing the political' by ... Read full review

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User Review  - Steven Wedgeworth - Goodreads

Schmitt is a challenging thinker, and not a little controversial, but he makes some very sound criticisms of late liberalism. His critique of wars and political forces that seek world domination in the name of humanity, justice, or other abstract values is very necessary for today. Read full review

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User Review  - Donald - Goodreads

Sadly known for spawning the execrable neo-cons through the machinations of one Leo Strauss, Schmitt should be better known for being an arch-realist political thinker, focused on power and authority ... Read full review

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User Review  - Miles Maftean - Goodreads

I liked it, strictly for the critique it presents for a liberal constitutionalist democracy. I might not necessarily agree with the substance of his argument, but he has quite the realist outlook on politics and makes sure not to have too much intellectual hogwash in his conceptualization. Read full review

Review: The Concept of the Political

User Review  - Treus - Goodreads

A frank explanation of politics, and the fact of an ever-present adversary in some form. No 'political science' is really science, and most 'political theory' is nonsense, but Schmitt seems to be saying things that match up with reality here. I need to read this again. Read full review

Review: The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition

User Review  - Knarik - Goodreads

“The specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy”. A very interesting exploration of what the political and non-political ... Read full review

Review: The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition

User Review  - Justin Evans - Goodreads

Two ways to make a big deal of a book: make sure its author was momentarily a Nazi, and, by the logical principle of contagion, follow the logic: author was a nazi --> book is certainly nazified ... Read full review

Review: The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition

User Review  - Jack Lindgren - Goodreads

Sure it may have been written by an unrepentant Nazi and is basically a defense of totalitarianism. But it's kind of hard not to see some worth in the implicit point about the dangers of considering ... Read full review

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