num_pages: 228
description: Carl Schmitt’s thought serves as a warning against the dangers of complacency entailed by triumphant liberalism. His conception of politics is a sharp challenge to those who believe that the blurring of frontiers between the left and right and the increasing mobilization of political discourse constitute great advances for democracy. Schmitt reminds us forcefully that the essence of politics is a struggle and that the distinction between friend and enemy cannot be abolished.
language: English
title: The Challenge of Carl Schmitt
titlecomplete: The Challenge of Carl Schmitt
genres: Philosophy, Politics
ratings_count: 56
publisher: Verso Books