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Spirit: In philosophy, the spirit refers to the non-material essence of a being, often associated with consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity for rational thought and moral agency. See also Consciousness, Thinking, Thoughts, Brain, Brain states, Body, Identity theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Carl Schmitt on Spirit - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 164 Spirit/Schmitt: The speech of "intellectual history" was widespread in Germany at that time by Wilhelm Dilthey and his school. Dilthey's concept, however, was limited to a historical-philological positivism by the founding of the German Quarterly Bulletin for Literary Studies and Intellectual History. >W. Dilthey, >Positivism. On the other hand, Schmitt still adhered to a religious nimbus of the "spirit". On the long-term goal of his essay he therefore also writes: "A scientific view of democracy will Brocker I 165 have to go into a special field that I have described as political theology" (1). >Theology, >Democracy. 1. Carl Schmitt, Die geistesgeschichtliche Lage des heutigen Parlamentarismus, in: Bonner Festgabe für Ernst Zitelmann zum fünfzigjährigen Doktorjubiläum, München/Leipzig 1923, 413-473. Separatveröffentlichung in der Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen und Reden zur Philosophie, Politik und Geistesgeschichte, Bd. 1, München/Leipzig 1923. Zweite, erweiterte Auflage 1926. S. 41 Reinhard Mehring, Carl Schmitt, Die geistesgeschichtliche Lage des heutigen Parlamentarismus (1923), in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Schmitt I Carl Schmitt Der Hüter der Verfassung Tübingen 1931 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |