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English original here, Estonian translation here, French translation here, Polish translation here, Capítulo 6 aquí
Capítulo 1 aquí, Capítulo 4 aquí
“¿Podemos llevarnos todos bien?” — Rodney King
El librito de Carl Schmitt El concepto de lo Político (1932) es uno de los trabajos más importantes de la filosofía política del siglo XX.[1]
El objetivo de El concepto de lo Político es la defensa de la política contra las aspiraciones utópicas a favor de abolir la política. (more…)
Johann (Jan) Toorop, Stefan George, 1896; George took great pride in the fact that his profile favored that of Dante’s.
Johann (Jan) Toorop, Stefan George, 1896; George took great pride in the fact that his profile favored that of Dante’s.
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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here)
Stefan George’s Dead Poets Society
The chapters about Stefan George (1868-1933) and those of his inner circle are the most interesting and even-handed of the book. Unlike Nietzsche, George was not primarily a philosopher, but a poet. His verse, however, was deeply influenced by French symbolism, as well as Nietzsche’s muscular ideas that emphasized will, vigor, and a profound dislike of both bourgeois conservatism and egalitarian progressivism. Höfele claims that “the native idiom” of George’s poetry doesn’t translate well. (more…)
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Carl Schmitt can illuminate American politics and jurisprudence by offering an outside perspective from continental Europe. First, his idea of the state of exception can help describe how the United States Constitution was rewritten in the Civil Rights era. And secondly, his description of the sovereign and of political theology explain in part why American conservatism has been a spectacular failure. (more…)
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
Carl Schmitt, 1888–1985
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Carl Schmitt was born on July 11, 1888 in Plettenberg, Westphalia, Germany — where he died on April 7, 1985, at the age of 96. The son of a Roman Catholic small businessman, Carl Schmitt studied law in Berlin, Munich, and Strasbourg, graduating and taking his state exams in Strasbourg in 1915. In 1916, he earned his habilitation in Strasbourg, qualifying him to be a law professor. He taught at business schools and universities in Munich, Greifswald, Bonn, Berlin, and Cologne.
Ludwig Klages, 1872–1956
Ludwig Klages, 1872–1956
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English original here
V mezidobí od konce 1. světové války do nastolení národně socialistického režimu se z politické, hospodářské a sociální krize, do níž se Německo následkem porážky ve válce propadlo, zrodilo hnutí, jež vešlo ve známost jako „konzervativní revoluce“, případně „revolučně konzervativní hnutí“, jehož příslušníci jsou označováni jako „konzervativní revolucionáři“ či „neokonzervativci“.
Samotný termín „konzervativní revoluce“ se masověji rozšířil hlavně díky projevu slavného básníka, katolického kulturního konzervativce a monarchisty Huga von Hofmannsthala z roku 1927. (more…)
Gustave Doré, The Fall of Lucifer
Gustave Doré, The Fall of Lucifer
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The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? — Jeremiah 17:9
Unde malum? Where does evil come from? I first pondered that question as a child, a childhood of full immersion in a fundamentalist, Baptist Weltanschauung. Evil’s origin and its persistence in the world was the central motif in the narrative of the Great Rebellion, the failure of Angel Lucifer’s insurrection against God. The origin of evil came from a titanic battle of supernatural beings. (more…)
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Introduction here, Chapter 11 Part 4 here
Translated by F. Roger Devlin
As is well-known, the republican slogan “Liberty — Equality — Fraternity” was first invoked during the French Revolution.[1] At that time it was merely one slogan among many others. Falling into disuse under the Empire, and frequently called into question thereafter, it reappeared during the Revolution of 1848 when it was inscribed as a “principle” of the Republic in the Constitution of February 27, 1848. (more…)
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It is the season of giving, and in that spirit I would like to give a Christmas present to the Christians within our ranks as a gesture of good will. Due to the Brandon economy, I do not have any partridges or pear trees, but I do have two arguments that can be used in defense of our politics by Christian Nationalists: Descartes’ cogito ergo sum and the differentiation between the private and public spheres. And what’s more, they are arguments that can operate entirely within the Christian worldview. (more…)
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau
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Introduction here, Chapter 7 here, Chapter 9 Part 1 here
Translated by F. Roger Devlin
Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, a populist movement that became (with 20.6% of the vote) the third-largest political force in Spain following the elections of December 2015, said shortly thereafter that one could “define Podemos by saying that we have done everything the Left said must not be done.” (more…)
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Nick Jeelvy welcomed frequent Counter-Currents contributor Stephen Paul Foster back to The Writer’s Bloc to discuss his eerily predictive 2003 book Desolation’s March: The Rise of Personalism and The Reign of Amusement in 21st Century America. (more…)
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English original here
Ben Novak
Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant
Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2014
„Nahlédni do své duše a uvidíš, že je to pravda.“
Kniha Hitler a abduktivní logika Bena Novaka je dost možná tím nejvíce strhujícím akademickým titulem, na jaký jsem kdy narazil. Přináší smělou a nápaditou syntézu filozofie, historie, životopisu i literárního umu. (more…)
Alain de Benoist
Alain de Benoist
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English original: Part 1, Part 2
V roku 2005 poskytol Alaine de Benoist rozhovor pre The Occidental Quarterly, ktorý bol publikovaný pod titulom „Syn Európy: Rozhovor s Alainom de Benoist.“ Rozhovor bol veľmi obšírny a nakoniec sa pristúpilo k jeho skráteniu. (more…)