The Concept of the PoliticalのEcritureさんの感想・レビュー
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 - GoodreadsA 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
Review: The Concept of the Political
User Review - Daniel Atzori - GoodreadsBy 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
Review: The Concept of the Political
User Review - Steven Wedgeworth - GoodreadsSchmitt 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
Review: The Concept of the Political
User Review - Donald - GoodreadsSadly 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
Review: The Concept of the Political
User Review - Miles Maftean - GoodreadsI 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 - GoodreadsA 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 - GoodreadsTwo 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 - GoodreadsSure 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
