The Concept of the Political

The Concept of the Political
Cover of the German edition
AuthorCarl Schmitt
TranslatorGeorge Schwab
LanguageGerman
SubjectPolitical philosophy
PublisherRutgers University Press
Publication date
1932
Publication placeGermany
Media typePrint
Pages105
ISBN0-226-73886-8 (1996 University of Chicago Press edition)
LC ClassJA 74 .S313
TextThe Concept of the Political at Internet Archive

The Concept of the Political (German: Der Begriff des Politischen) is a 1932 book by the German philosopher and jurist Carl Schmitt, in which the author examines the fundamental nature of the "political" and its place in the modern world.

The Concept of the Political was published in the last days of Weimar Germany.[1] Schmitt joined the Nazi Party in 1933, the year after its publication.[2][3][4]

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