#110 The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt w/ Dr Jon Wittrock

Carl Schmitt was a German legal philosopher who is probably most famous for joining the Nazi Party in 1933. He's also extremely influential in legal and political philosophy, and only growing more so, on both the illiberal left and right. He remains one of the most interesting critics of liberalism, and we were lucky enough to have Dr Jon Wittrock of the University of Malmö join us for this episode, leading us through the foundations of Schmitt's thought.Turns out, there's a lot more to Schmitt than chuds spamming 'friend-enemy distinction' on X.Jon's page at the University of Malmö: https://mau.se/en/persons/jon.wittrock/VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATIONJack has published a novel called Tower!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheetThe first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.comOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHellJack's Substack: jackbc.substack.comLevi's website: www.levioutloud.comwww.thebookclubfromhell.comJoin our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9HscrWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featuredX: @bookclubhell666Jack on X: @supersquat1Levi on X: @optimismlevi