{"product_id":"the-leviathan-in-the-state-theory-of-thomas-hobbes-meaning-and-failure-of-a-political-symbol-paperback","title":"The Leviathan in the State Theory of Thomas Hobbes: Meaning and Failure of a Political Symbol - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Schmitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most significant political philosophers of the twentieth century, Carl Schmitt is a deeply controversial figure who has been labeled both Nazi sympathizer and modern-day Thomas Hobbes. First published in 1938, \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan in the State Theory of Thomas Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e used the Enlightenment philosopher's enduring symbol of the protective Leviathan to address the nature of modern statehood. A work that predicted the demise of the Third Reich and that still holds relevance in today's security-obsessed society, this volume will be essential reading for students and scholars of political science.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Carl Schmitt is surely the most controversial German political and legal philosopher of this century. . . . We deal with Schmitt, against all odds, because history stubbornly persists in proving many of his tenets right.\"-\u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] significant contribution. . . . The relation between Hobbes and Schmitt is one of the most important questions surrounding Schmitt: it includes a distinct, though occasionally vacillating, personal identification as well as an association of ideas.\"-\u003ci\u003eTelos\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Schmitt \u003c\/b\u003e(1888-1985) was a legal and political theorist and constitutional lawyer. He is the author of several books published by the University of Chicago Press, including \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of the Political\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge D. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, which he cofounded in 1974, and professor emeritus of history at the City University of New York (Graduate Center and City College). \u003cb\u003eErna Hilfstein\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2003) was a science historian and the author of \u003ci\u003eSarowolski's Biographies of Copernicus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45288136999014,"sku":"9780226738949","price":56.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MisxQUVtek5IYUxRckFtQ0dpVEVRdz09.webp?v=1773913842","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-leviathan-in-the-state-theory-of-thomas-hobbes-meaning-and-failure-of-a-political-symbol-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}