Julien Freund — An Overview of the Work of Carl Schmitt Struhart Publishing House

Julien Freund — An Overview of the Work of Carl Schmitt
Struhart Publishing House

A study devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the thought of Carl Schmitt, one of the major figures in twentieth-century legal and political theory. Julien Freund provides a systematic approach to the principal categories developed by Schmitt and to the fundamental questions that run throughout his intellectual work.

The book offers an overall perspective on central concepts such as the political, sovereignty, decision, the friend-enemy distinction, the state, legitimacy, legality, and the state of exception, placing them within the broader development of Schmitt’s thought. Freund also examines Schmitt’s relationship with the European tradition of political and legal philosophy and with the major thinkers who influenced his intellectual framework.

Due to its comprehensive and panoramic character, the work is particularly useful as an introduction to Schmitt’s thought and as a complement to the reading of his major works, especially those devoted to state theory, constitutional law, sovereignty, and political theory.

An interesting reference for scholars and researchers of constitutional law, state theory, legal philosophy, political science, and the history of political thought, as well as for collectors of contemporary legal and political literature.