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Carl Schmitt i nacionalsocijalizam — problem teorije ili karaktera
Carl Schmitt and National Socialism - The Problem of Theory or Character

Author(s): Carl Ballestrem
Subject(s): Politics, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Carl Schmitt; National Socialism; Problem of Theory or Character;

Summary/Abstract: The attitude of Carl Schmitt towards the Nazi government, regardless of different attempts at its justification, can be explained based on his works prior to 1933. These works contain a large number of basic tenets in the context of which it seems consistent to welcome and serve national socialism. Schmitt’s concept of political system aimed at the establishment of unity by means of an authoritarian power and thus could not have stated anything against the Nazi regime which sought to establish political unity using just such means.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/1989
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 48-61
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Croatian