Law as a fundamental way of understanding in the thought of Carl Schmitt | Revista de Filosofía

Law as a fundamental way of understanding in the thought of Carl Schmitt

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Abstract

In the present work, I intend to show that Carl Schmitt’s thought is eminently philosophical, more precisely, that a theory of understanding lies at its ground. Peculiar to this theory is the fact that it is developed on the basis of a theory of juridical comprehension, although it extends, in his work, to human understanding in general.

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Carl Schmitt , Juridical understanding , Hermeneutics , Philosophy of law , Reflective judgment , Technological understanding