In divergente accordo. Scritti su Carl Schmitt

An extraordinarily pleasant and engaging read. Jacob Taubes explains his frenemy-relationship with Carl Schmitt. This book sheds new light upon the problematics of the (Hegelian-Kojèvean) End of History, of political theology vis-a-vis an occidental eschatology of counter-revolution latent in Schmit Leggi tutto

An interesting episode in intellectual history, the only fault of this book is that it is short on the actual details of the disputed reading of Romans. What is the dispute about? Basically, it reduces to a reading of Paul's portrayal of Jews as Enemies of Christianity. Carl Schmitt thought Paul had Leggi tutto

Jacob Taubes’ To Carl Schmitt is a concise yet powerful volume that illuminates one of the most enigmatic intellectual exchanges of the 20th century. Drawing together Taubes’ correspondence and reflections addressed to Carl Schmitt, this book offers both a philosophical engagement with Schmitt’s tho Leggi tutto

The only reason to read this is for the analysis in the introduction. The material from Taubes himself can be gleaned from the current translation of his book on St. Paul. The additional excerpts of Taubesiana doesn't add much.

Almost completely worthless from any perspective you look at it. Just metadata, no content.