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

Authors

  • Hugo E. Herrera Universidad Diego Portales

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.

Keywords:

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