书目名称 | The Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas | 编辑 | Gavin Rae | 视频video | | 概述 | Provides the first detailed comparative study of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas thinking through an analysis of their respective political theologies.Explores two major philosophical thinkers as we | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .In this book, Gavin Rae analyses the foundationsof political life by undertaking a critical comparative analysis of thepolitical theologies of Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, Raecontributes to key debates in contemporary political philosophy, specifically thoserelating to the nature of, and the relationship between, the theological, thepolitical, and the ethical, as well as those questioning the existence ofahistoric metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological foundations. While thetheological is often associated with belief in a fixed foundation such as Godor the truth of a religion, Rae identifies another sense rooted inepistemology. On this understanding, the ontological limitations of humancognition mean that, ultimately, human truth is based in faith and so can neverbe certain. The argument developed suggests that Levinas’ conception of thepolitical is grounded in theology in the sense of religion, particularly therevelations of Judaism. For this reason, Levinas claims that the politicaldecision is based on how to implement a prior religiously-inspired norm:justice. Schmitt, in contrast, develops a conception of the political rooted inepistemic faith to cla | 出版日期 | Book 2016 | 关键词 | Religion; Belief; Politics; Theology; Philosophy | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59168-5 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-349-95505-3 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-137-59168-5 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 |
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