The concept of Liberalism became a prominent principle in the age of the Enlightenment. Many philosophers have argued whether liberalism would be useful to maintain security and peace. However, liberals suggest a wide range of principles to support a nation, the ideas generally supported are those that benefit the people, i.e. equality, security, etc. Liberals strongly assert the concept of equality, individuality, liberty, and rationality. These four concepts further contributed to liberalism, with the idea that individuals would have the ability to pursue their own conception of the good. (It’s evident that liberalism advocate for liberty and equal rights) The purpose of this paper is to explore Schmitt critique of liberalism, and what makes
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In a world of ideologies liberalism and democracy have long coexisted; the critique of liberal democracy remains challenging. However, Schmitt believes that the reality of liberalism is inconsistent with its beliefs. Liberalism is a system of beliefs associated with free political institutions, and a form of keeping a strong government. Liberalism is a tool that’s used in favor of the people, therefore it keeps political matters within the government. For Schmitt he sees this a problem because… As a result, Schmitt takes on liberalism by challenging some of its ideology due to its ‘weak’ system. Schmitt critique liberalism for one of many reasons, for example, Schmitt believes the liberalism denies the concept of the enemy, which some might argue defines politics. As stated throughout his work, Schmitt base many of his ideas of the political by making a distinction between the ‘friend’, and the ‘enemy’. He argues, a good majority of ideas are created through the distinction of fundamental views. Therefore, the distinction between good and evil is brought into context. In “The Concept of the …show more content…
Schmitt states: ‘The friend and the enemy concepts are to be understood in their concrete and existential sense, not as metaphors or symbols, mixed and weakened by economic, moral, and other conceptions, least of all in a private individualistic sense of psychological expression of private emotions and tendencies’ (27).
Schmitt believes that liberalism in a typical dilemma transforms the enemy. Liberals want to make everyone their friend. For Schmitt this is seen as undermining politics, he believes that every individual have the right to preservation. In making this statement, the author argues, liberalism is a short hand for liberal individualism. Liberals effort to transform the enemy reveals a systematic problem. Issues such as these weaken the system as a whole, the enemy has been transformed ‘from the viewpoint of economics, to a competitor and from the point into a debating adversity’. The concern Schmitt sees here is the distinction between the inherent reality or normative ideas and abstraction. As a result, he argues an enemy can only exist when ‘one fighting collectively, confronts a similar collectivity. The enemy then becomes a public enemy because politics usually involves political groups having mutual enemies. An example of can be seen when the two groups are at
In a world of ideologies liberalism and democracy have long coexisted; the critique of liberal democracy remains challenging. However, Schmitt believes that the reality of liberalism is inconsistent with its beliefs. Liberalism is a system of beliefs associated with free political institutions, and a form of keeping a strong government. Liberalism is a tool that’s used in favor of the people, therefore it keeps political matters within the government. For Schmitt he sees this a problem because… As a result, Schmitt takes on liberalism by challenging some of its ideology due to its ‘weak’ system. Schmitt critique liberalism for one of many reasons, for example, Schmitt believes the liberalism denies the concept of the enemy, which some might argue defines politics. As stated throughout his work, Schmitt base many of his ideas of the political by making a distinction between the ‘friend’, and the ‘enemy’. He argues, a good majority of ideas are created through the distinction of fundamental views. Therefore, the distinction between good and evil is brought into context. In “The Concept of the …show more content…
Schmitt states: ‘The friend and the enemy concepts are to be understood in their concrete and existential sense, not as metaphors or symbols, mixed and weakened by economic, moral, and other conceptions, least of all in a private individualistic sense of psychological expression of private emotions and tendencies’ (27).
Schmitt believes that liberalism in a typical dilemma transforms the enemy. Liberals want to make everyone their friend. For Schmitt this is seen as undermining politics, he believes that every individual have the right to preservation. In making this statement, the author argues, liberalism is a short hand for liberal individualism. Liberals effort to transform the enemy reveals a systematic problem. Issues such as these weaken the system as a whole, the enemy has been transformed ‘from the viewpoint of economics, to a competitor and from the point into a debating adversity’. The concern Schmitt sees here is the distinction between the inherent reality or normative ideas and abstraction. As a result, he argues an enemy can only exist when ‘one fighting collectively, confronts a similar collectivity. The enemy then becomes a public enemy because politics usually involves political groups having mutual enemies. An example of can be seen when the two groups are at