Caspar David Friedrich, "The Sea of Ice," 1823–1824
Caspar David Friedrich, "The Sea of Ice," 1823–1824
2,401 words
Part 9 of 9
Translated by Simona Draghici, revised by Greg Johnson
Eighteen
Counter-Currents
Tag: Land and Sea
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March 21, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 8
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March 17, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 7
1,955 wordsPart 7 of 9
Translated by Simona Draghici, revised by Greg Johnson
Fourteen
Portuguese, Spaniards, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, and Englishmen fought one another for the division of the new Earth. The means, though, were not exclusively military; the struggle also entails diplomatic negotiations and suits for the best legal title.
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1,710 wordsPart 5 of 9
Translated by Simona Draghici, revised by Greg Johnson
Ten
What is a spatial revolution?
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March 7, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 4
1,856 wordsPart 4 of 9
Translated by Simona Draghici, revised by Greg Johnson
Eight
The idea of world history held by English monarchs, whether they were Queen Elizabeth or the Stuarts James I and Charles I, as well as the English statesmen of their times, did not differ from that of most of their contemporaries. (more…)
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March 6, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 3
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March 5, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 2
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March 4, 2011 Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt’s Land & Sea, Part 1
William Blake, "Behemoth and Leviathan," 1825
3,004 words
William Blake, "Behemoth and Leviathan," 1825
Part 1 of 9
Translated by Simona Draghici, revised by Greg Johnson
As told to my daughter Anima
One
Man is a terrestrial, an earthling. He lives, moves and walks on the firmly-grounded Earth. It is his standpoint and his base. He derives his points of view from it, which is also to say that his impressions are determined by it and his world outlook is conditioned by it.
