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Political Theology: Four New Chapters On The Concept Of Sovereignty

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Political Theology: Four New Chapters On The Concept Of SovereigntyISBN13:9780231153416ISBN10:0231153414Author:Kahn, Paul (Author)Description:In This Strikingly Original Work, Paul W Kahn Rethinks The Meaning Of Political Theology In A Text Innovative In Both Form And Substance, He Describes An American Political Theology As A Secular Inquiry Into Ultimate Meanings Sustaining Our Faith In The Popular Sovereign Kahn Works Out His View Through An Engagement With Carl Schmitt’s 1922 Classic, Political Theology: Four Chapters On The Concept Of Sovereignty He Forces An Engagement With Schmitt’s Four Chapters, Offering A New Version Of Each That Is Responsive To The American Political Imaginary The Result Is A Contemporary Political Theology As In Schmitt’s Work, Sovereignty Remains Central, Yet Kahn Shows How Popular Sovereignty Creates An Ethos Of Sacrifice In The Modern State Turning To Law, Kahn Demonstrates How The Line Between Exception And Judicial Decision Is Not As Sharp As Schmitt Led Us To Believe He Reminds Readers That American Political Life Begins With The Revolutionary Willingness To Sacrifice And That Both Sacrifice And Law Continue To Ground The American Political Imagination Kahn Offers A Political Theology That Has At Its Center The Practice Of Freedom Realized In Political Decisions, Legal Judgments, And Finally In Philosophical Inquiry Itself Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Columbia University PressPublication Date:2012-05-29Weight:0.66 lbsDimensions:0.6” H x 8.2” L x 5.4” WNumber of Pages:207Language:English

Groundless Existence: The Political Ontology Of Carl Schmitt

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Groundless Existence: The Political Ontology Of Carl SchmittISBN13:9781441180001ISBN10:1441180001Author:Marder, Michael (Author)Description:Groundless Existence Discusses The Implicit Phenomenological And Existential Foundations Of Schmitt’s Political Philosophy The Book’s Unique Contribution Lies In Its Claim That Schmitt Decisively Breaks With The Metaphysical Tradition And Predicates The Political On The ‘Groundless’ Categories Of Existence, Including Risk, Decision, And Agonism This Argument Is Substantiated By Both Tacit And Explicit Existentialist And Phenomenological Underpinnings Of Schmitt’s Work, Discussed Here For The First Time In Book Form The Book Provides An Insight Into The Implications Of Schmitt’s Thought Reconceptualized In The Light Of Contemporary Political Developments An Essential Text For Anyone Interested In The Political Theory Of Carl Schmitt, It Offers A New Reading Of Schmitt’s Work Against The Double Background Of Phenomenology And Existentialism Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CONTINNUUM 3PLPublication Date:2012-02-26Weight:0.62 lbsDimensions:0.43” H x 9.02” L x 5.98” WNumber of Pages:190Language:English

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