German jurist, political theorist and professor of law (1888-1985)
Carl Schmitt was a German legal scholar and political theorist who developed influential ideas about the nature of politics, sovereignty, and state power during the 20th century. His work matters because his theories have shaped how scholars understand political decision-making and the state, though his ideas remain controversial due to his complicated relationship with Nazi Germany.
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Carl Schmitt (11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German jurist and political theorist. An authoritarian conservative theorist, he was noted as a critic of parliamentary democracy, liberalism, and cosmopolitanism.
In 1933, Schmitt joined the Nazi Party and used his legal and political theories to provide ideological justification for the regime. He held various positions on Nazi councils, including the Prussian State Council and the Academy for German Law, and served as president of the National Socialist Association of Legal Professionals. By 1936, he had lost favour among senior Nazi officials and was removed from most of his official positions within the party. Schmitt and his work remain controversial for their association with Nazism.
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