Open AccessCarl Schmitt’s friend-enemy distinction today
Author(s) -
Reinhard Mehring
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
filozofija i društvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2334-8577
pISSN - 0353-5738
DOI - 10.2298/fid1702304m
Subject(s) - sketch , adversary , nationalism , political science , perspective (graphical) , epistemology , european union , sociology , law , philosophy , politics , art , economics , statistics , mathematics , algorithm , computer science , visual arts , economic policy
After 1945, Carl Schmitt largely revoked his nationalist positions from before the war, although he also rarely publicly voiced his opinion about the Federal Republic of Germany and the development of the European Union. However, his complex system of categories offers manifold possibilities for an independent update. This paper aims to sketch the development of Schmitt’s friend-enemy theory in his Theory of the Partisan, adapting this treatise to present issues. It further tries to, using Schmitt’s categories, address the current situation in the EU from the perspective of the Federal Republic of Germany