The Concept of the Political
In ‘The Concept of the Political’, Schmitt presents the friend-enemy distinction, arguably his most well known political concept. This seminar seeks to unpack Schmitt’s full defence of his agonistic account of politics as an existential fact of life. We will also connect the friend-enemy distinction to Schmitt’s concept of sovereignty discussed last week. After unpacking Schmitt’s argument, we will shift focus to Schmitt’s somewhat unexpected quasi-Marxian condemnation of economic warfare and his critique of liberalism as an ideology which seeks to dispense with politics.
Date:
13 May 2025, 13:00
Venue:
Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details:
Seminar Room B
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organising department:
Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser:
Jeffrey Liu (University of Oxford, DPIR)
Organiser contact email address:
jeffrey.liu@politics.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Jeffrey Liu (University of Oxford, DPIR)
Part of:
The Political Thought of Carl Schmitt
Booking required?:
Recommended
Booking url:
https://forms.gle/1C5XmBGE5UuFhKeS7
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Jeffrey Liu
