Janus's Gaze

Essays on Carl Schmitt

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political
Cover of the book Janus's Gaze by Carlo Galli, Duke University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Carlo Galli ISBN: 9780822374855
Publisher: Duke University Press Publication: November 27, 2015
Imprint: Duke University Press Books Language: English
Author: Carlo Galli
ISBN: 9780822374855
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication: November 27, 2015
Imprint: Duke University Press Books
Language: English

First published in Italian in 2008 and appearing here in English for the first time, Janus's Gaze is the culmination of Carlo Galli's ongoing critique of the work of Carl Schmitt. Galli argues that Schmitt's main accomplishment, as well as the thread that unifies his oeuvre, is his construction of a genealogy of the modern that explains how modernity's compulsory drive to achieve order is both necessary and impossible. Galli addresses five key problems in Schmitt's thought: his relation to the state, the significance of his concept of political theology, his readings of Machiavelli and Spinoza, his relation to Leo Strauss, and his relevance for contemporary political theory. Galli emphasizes the importance of passing through Schmitt’s thought—and, more important, beyond Schmitt’s thought—if we are to achieve insight into the problems of the global age. Adam Sitze provides an illuminating introduction to Schmitt and Galli's reading of him.

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First published in Italian in 2008 and appearing here in English for the first time, Janus's Gaze is the culmination of Carlo Galli's ongoing critique of the work of Carl Schmitt. Galli argues that Schmitt's main accomplishment, as well as the thread that unifies his oeuvre, is his construction of a genealogy of the modern that explains how modernity's compulsory drive to achieve order is both necessary and impossible. Galli addresses five key problems in Schmitt's thought: his relation to the state, the significance of his concept of political theology, his readings of Machiavelli and Spinoza, his relation to Leo Strauss, and his relevance for contemporary political theory. Galli emphasizes the importance of passing through Schmitt’s thought—and, more important, beyond Schmitt’s thought—if we are to achieve insight into the problems of the global age. Adam Sitze provides an illuminating introduction to Schmitt and Galli's reading of him.

 

More books from Duke University Press

Cover of the book The Brazil Reader by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Consuming Russia by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book The Vortex by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book A Narrative of Events, since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book From the Margins by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book City of Extremes by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Anthropology and Social Theory by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Energy without Conscience by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Contracting Colonialism by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Retuning Culture by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book The Argentine Silent Majority by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book The Power at the End of the Economy by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book The Body Multiple by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman by Carlo Galli
Cover of the book Porn Archives by Carlo Galli
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy