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Clarifies the difference between political philosophy and Carl Schmitt's political theology and relates the religious dimension of his thought to his support for National Socialism and his continuing anti-Semitism. This title includes essays that address the correspondence of Schmitt, and the light it sheds on his conception of political theology.

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"Meier's work has forced everyone to take a second look at the assumptions underlying Schmitt's better-known writings and reconsider some that have been ignored." (Mark Lilla, New York Review of Books)"

The Lesson of Carl Schmitt

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 9/9/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226518862, 978-0226518862
      ISBN10: 0226518868
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      Book Synopsis
      Clarifies the difference between political philosophy and Carl Schmitt's political theology and relates the religious dimension of his thought to his support for National Socialism and his continuing anti-Semitism. This title includes essays that address the correspondence of Schmitt, and the light it sheds on his conception of political theology.

      Trade Review
      "Meier's work has forced everyone to take a second look at the assumptions underlying Schmitt's better-known writings and reconsider some that have been ignored." (Mark Lilla, New York Review of Books)"

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