tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post4387781514485665180..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Carl Schmitt on parliamentary electionsBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-20883291217277159552007-11-25T20:09:00.000-05:002007-11-25T20:09:00.000-05:00Great quote. O'Donovan makes a number of similar p...Great quote. O'Donovan makes a number of similar points in <I>Ways of Judgment</I>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-15996931298661197662007-11-24T16:08:00.000-05:002007-11-24T16:08:00.000-05:00Hi Richard: yes, I've really appreciated all your ...Hi Richard: yes, I've really appreciated all your posts on Schmitt. And your posts have also introduced me to Mouffe's appropriation of Schmitt, which I've found extremely helpful.<BR/><BR/>If anyone else is interested in checking out Richard's posts, you can see them <A HREF="http://subrationedei.com/?cat=8" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-72121997088028528702007-11-24T14:35:00.000-05:002007-11-24T14:35:00.000-05:00After months a references on in the blogging minor...After months a references on in the blogging minor leagues (namely on my site) Schmitt has hit the big time!<BR/><BR/>The more I read Schmitt the more unsettled he makes me; he is a amzingly relevant thinker both in terms of liberalism (the Liberal/Democratic paradox) and the rule of the exception/sovereignty which Agamben takes up (and is also used to great effect in the 'war against terror'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-36144749460863753302007-11-24T04:41:00.000-05:002007-11-24T04:41:00.000-05:00It is interesting that John Stuart Mill (who, by t...It is interesting that John Stuart Mill (who, by the way, is wrongly trumpeted as the father of human rights-based liberalism - he set liberty in the larger context of human flourishing - while the right comfortably ignores his proclivity for experiments in socialism) thought that the biggest threat to freedom in 19th century Britain was - public opinion.<BR/><BR/>Is it just me that thinks that our contemporary political leaders - indeed our leaders as such - are such small fry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-34353971974197670642007-11-24T03:12:00.000-05:002007-11-24T03:12:00.000-05:00Nevertheless I hope Howard disappears forever and ...Nevertheless I hope Howard disappears forever and Australia goes Green. Haven't heard much about Rudd excepts what you think of him knickerless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-19206971580153278782007-11-24T02:55:00.000-05:002007-11-24T02:55:00.000-05:00I hear you loud and clear, Aaron.Schmitt's critici...I hear you loud and clear, Aaron.<BR/><BR/>Schmitt's criticism sounds particularly prescient when applied to Work Choices: a person can do any thing except work openly and in concert with others.CJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715644165768403835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-20760876408949196452007-11-24T01:03:00.000-05:002007-11-24T01:03:00.000-05:00Indeed democracy is not primarily a system of gove...Indeed democracy is not primarily a system of government but a way of life.<BR/><BR/>And here's to hoping the Greens pull off a last minute surprise victory...::aaron g::https://www.blogger.com/profile/03849988327077565616noreply@blogger.com