From Walter Benjamin to Carl Schmitt, via Thomas Hobbes

Walter Benjamin's esteem for Carl Schmitt is one of the most irritating incidents in the intellectual history of the Weimar Republic. This bizarre relationship is discussed.

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Published in:Critical inquiry 1999, Vol.25 (2), p.247-266
Main Authors: Bredekamp, Horst, Hause, Melissa Thorson, Bond, Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benjamin, Walter (1892-1940)
Effigies
History
History of ideas
Intellectuals
Political philosophy
Politics
Schmitt, Carl (1888-1985)
Social contract
Sovereign states
Sovereignty
Taboos
Theater
Theology
Uniqueness
Writers
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Summary:Walter Benjamin's esteem for Carl Schmitt is one of the most irritating incidents in the intellectual history of the Weimar Republic. This bizarre relationship is discussed.
ISSN:0093-1896
1539-7858
DOI:10.1086/448919