the destruction of the nameless public enemy: an interpretation of the political in carl schmitt

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Abstract

This paper proposes a critical analysis of the essential criteria to define the concept of the political as presented by German jurist and philosopher, Carl Schmitt. Based on the essence of the political —i.e. the friend-enemy duality—, the objective is to explore the practical implications resulting from the actual possibilities of confrontation, the key scope being the analysis of a totalitarian potential from a Schmittian´s perspective. In Schmitt´s thought, this distinction is the fundamental reason for the definition of the political. Not every opponent is necessarily the enemy –—the other one, the unknown— and likely to be physically destroyed and exterminated but only a public enemy (hostis). Given its indeterminate nature, the enemy may be prescribed according to the sovereign design or, in the context of Nazi Germany where Carl Schmitt lived, in accordance with the President of the Reich´s designs. A hypothetical-deductive methodology is used in this work based on bibliographical research, in particular regarding Carl Schmitt´s theoretical constructions.

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Authors ;Felipe Alves da Silva
Journal Toxins
Year 2017
DOI
10.22187/rfd2017n2a10
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http://revista.fder.edu.uy/index.php/rfd/article/view/585
Keywords
philosophy (general) comparative and uniform law spanish america jurisprudencesocial sciences (general)

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