Humanity and the Enemy: How Ethics Can Rid Politics of Violence

Gullì, B.

The book questions the concept of "the enemy," beginning with Carl Schmitt's famous notion that politics is the relationship of friend and enemy and that humanity is not a political concept. This book deconstructs this notion and views humanity at the center of a type of politics based on ethics.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-12-23

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349498499

DOI: 10.1057/9781137443786

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 179