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The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

Autor Gavin Rae
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In this book, Gavin Rae analyses the foundationsof political life by undertaking a critical comparative analysis of thepolitical theologies of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, Raecontributes to key debates in contemporary political philosophy, specifically thoserelating to the nature of, and the relationship between, the theological, thepolitical, and the ethical, as well as those questioning the existence ofahistoric metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological foundations. While thetheological is often associated with belief in a fixed foundation such as Godor the truth of a religion, Rae identifies another sense rooted inepistemology. On this understanding, the ontological limitations of humancognition mean that, ultimately, human truth is based in faith and so can neverbe certain. The argument developed suggests that Levinas’ conception of thepolitical is grounded in theology in the sense of religion, particularly therevelations of Judaism. For this reason, Levinas claims that the politicaldecision is based on how to implement a prior religiously-inspired norm:justice. Schmitt, in contrast, develops a conception of the political rooted inepistemic faith to claim that the political decision is normless. Whilesympathetic to Schmitt’s conception of theology and its relationship to thepolitical, Rae concludes by arguing that the emphasis Levinas places onresponsibility is crucial to understanding the implications of this. Thecontinuing relevance of Schmitt’s and Levinas’ political theologies is thatthey teach us that, while the political decision is ultimately normless, webear an infinite responsibility for the consequences of this normless decision.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137591678
ISBN-10: 1137591676
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: XX, 270 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations forWorks Cited.- Chapter 1:Introduction.- Chapter 2: TheTheology of Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology.- Chapter 3: ThePolitical Aspect of Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology.- Chapter 4: Schmitt,Violence, and the Political.- Chapter 5: Schmitt,Sovereignty, and the Political Decision.- Chapter 6: Levinasand the Ethical Foundations of the Political.- Chapter 7: Levinasand the Face of the Ethical.- Chapter 8: Levinasand the Return of the Political.- Chapter 9: PropheticPolitics: Levinas and Political Theology.- Works Cited.- Index.

Notă biografică

Gavin Rae is Conex Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow atthe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. He specializes in post-Kantianphilosophy with particular emphasis on ontology, socio-political philosophy,and theories of subjectivity. His previous books include Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze (2014) and Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre, and the Alienation of Human Being (2011).

Caracteristici

Provides the first detailed comparative study of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas thinking through an analysis of their respective political theologies
Explores two major philosophical thinkers as well as the nature of political theology itself
Offers persuasive interpretations of where Schmitt and Levinas are similar and where they differ