It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt
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In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism’s basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state—a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwab’s introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt’s intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. In addition to analysis by Leo Strauss and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt’s work into contemporary...
The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt is 162 pages long, and a total of 40,824 words.
This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 43 minutes to read The Concept of the Political aloud.
The Concept of the Political is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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