Liberal Democracy & the Political: A Comparison of Carl Schmitt and Sheldon S. Wolin

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dc.contributor.authorMorris, Edwin Kenten
dc.contributor.committeechairLuke, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNelson, Scott G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLavin, Chad D.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:34:16Zen
dc.date.adate2011-04-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:34:16Zen
dc.date.issued2011-04-12en
dc.date.rdate2011-04-29en
dc.date.sdate2011-04-20en
dc.description.abstractThis study concerns the terms liberalism, the political, democracy, and liberal democracy focusing on the application of the terms in the discourse of two distinct political theorists: Carl Schmitt and Sheldon S. Wolin. I address the question of whether similarities exist between Schmitt and Wolin's theories? Specifically, are there similarities in their use of the terms listed above? Although both emphasize different aspects of the terms, I suggest they simultaneously share similar perspectives on them. In particular, I suggest that Schmitt and Wolin share in common attributes in their views on the purported problematic of liberal democracy. Furthermore, I suggest both theorists speak to the general concern that if the political cannot be realized, then democracy cannot be practice.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04202011-100532en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04202011-100532/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42167en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMorris_EK_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectliberalismen
dc.subjectthe politicalen
dc.subjectdemocracyen
dc.subjectliberal democracyen
dc.subjectsovereigntyen
dc.subjectCarl Schmitten
dc.subjectSheldon Wolinen
dc.titleLiberal Democracy & the Political: A Comparison of Carl Schmitt and Sheldon S. Wolinen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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