Problem of Political Foundations in Carl Schmitt and Emmanuel Levinas

Gavin Rae is Conex Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow atthe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. He specializes in post-Kantianphilosophy with particular emphasis on ontology, socio-political philosophy,and theories of subjectivity. His previous books include Ontology in Heidegger and Deleuze (2014) and Realizing Freedom: Hegel, Sartre, and the Alienation of Human Being (2011).

• Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations forWorks Cited.- Chapter 1:Introduction.- Chapter 2: TheTheology of Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology.- Chapter 3: ThePolitical Aspect of Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology.- Chapter 4: Schmitt,Violence, and the Political.- Chapter 5: Schmitt,Sovereignty, and the Political Decision.- Chapter 6: Levinasand the Ethical Foundations of the Political.- Chapter 7: Levinasand the Face of the Ethical.- Chapter 8: Levinasand the Return of the Political.- Chapter 9: PropheticPolitics: Levinas and Political Theology.- Works Cited.- Index.