Carl Schmitt's friend/enemy principle is exposed to in-depth philosophical analysis and historical examination with the aim of showing that the political follows hostility, violence and terror as form follows matter. The book argues that the partisan is an umbrella concept that includes the national and global terrorist.
Carl Schmitt's friend/enemy principle is exposed to in-depth philosophical analysis and historical examination with the aim of showing that the political follows hostility, violence and terror as form follows matter. The book argues that the partisan is an umbrella concept that includes the national and global terrorist.
Acknowledgements viiiChapter 1 Introduction 1Chapter 2 Continuity and Novelty, Clarifications and Recommendations 21Chapter 3 On Domestic Hostility 38Chapter 4 The Partisan, or the Man of Exception 57Chapter 5 Hostility: Historical and Conceptual Forms 79Chapter 6 The Righteous Warrior 95Chapter 7 Friendship: Domestic and International 112Chapter 8 Final Thoughts 127Notes 138Bibliography 164Index 177