Humanity and the Enemy
How Ethics Can Rid Politics of Violence
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | B. Gullì | ISBN: | 9781137443786 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | B. Gullì |
| ISBN: | 9781137443786 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The book questions the concept of "the enemy," beginning with Carl Schmitt's famous notion that politics is the relationship of friend and enemy and that humanity is not a political concept. This book deconstructs this notion and views humanity at the center of a type of politics based on ethics.
The book questions the concept of "the enemy," beginning with Carl Schmitt's famous notion that politics is the relationship of friend and enemy and that humanity is not a political concept. This book deconstructs this notion and views humanity at the center of a type of politics based on ethics.
