[New post] The Worthy House: Dictatorship – From the Origin of the Modern Concept of Sovereignty to Proletarian Class Struggle (Carl Schmitt)

sengssk posted: "Dictatorship, in the form of Caesarism, is in the American air. I have recently written on what, in practical terms, an American Caesar would do; I will soon tell you how likely our Caesar is, and why. As it happens, I am at the same time working my way t" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on What Shawn Eng Read, Listened To and Watched The Worthy House: Dictatorship – From the Origin of the Modern Concept of Sovereignty to Proletarian Class Struggle (Carl Schmitt) by sengssk Dictatorship, in the form of Caesarism, is in the American air. I have recently written on what, in practical terms, an American Caesar would do; I will soon tell you how likely our Caesar is, and why. As it happens, I am at the same time working my way through all the books of Carl Schmitt, in their order of original publication, and his next book up, Dictatorship, published in 1921, clarifies the historical and legal-analytical part of what is unspooling before our eyes. We cannot be better informed, analytically at least, than by pondering this work of the peerless German, whose book, as always, puts to shame today's mostly insipid political and constitutional analysis. Source: Dictatorship: From the Origin of the Modern Concept of Sovereignty to Proletarian Class Struggle (Carl Schmitt) • The Worthy House This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ sengssk | November 1, 2021 at 12:32 am | Categories: Governance | URL: https://wp.me/p7onIC-4OF Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from What Shawn Eng Read, Listened To and Watched. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://shawneng.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/the-worthy-house-dictatorship-from-the-origin-of-the-modern-concept-of-sovereignty-to-proletarian-class-struggle-carl-schmitt/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com