The essay is aimed at illustrating the hidden philosophical anthropology proposed by German legal and political philosopher Carl Schmitt. Schmitt’s anthropology has always been understood just as the basis of a political philosophy dominated by the friend-enemy opposition. However, such an interpretation usually under- mines other aspects, which still represents a neglected path of research. A clos- er interpretation of Schmitt’s intellectual and conceptual relations with German Philosophische Anthropologie (Helmuth Plessner and Arnold Gehlen) could high- light these aspects. The paper is structured as follows: in the first part, I summa- rize the canonical approach to Schmitt’s political anthropology; in the second part, I explain why the doctrine of the four elements is highly relevant for Schmitt’s philosophical anthropology; in the third part, I argue that Schmitt’s metaphysics of elements is strictly linked to his philosophy of technology; in the fourth part, I analyse a few conceptual problems that emerge from this interpretation; in the last part, I summarize the results of the essay and suggest a new line of investi- gation.

Antropologia filosofica, metafisica degli elementi e filosofia della tecnologia in Carl Schmitt / Sferrazza Papa, E. - In: POLITICA & SOCIETÀ. - ISSN 2240-7901. - 2(2021), pp. 241-260. [10.4476/101632]

Antropologia filosofica, metafisica degli elementi e filosofia della tecnologia in Carl Schmitt

Sferrazza Papa E
2021

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The essay is aimed at illustrating the hidden philosophical anthropology proposed by German legal and political philosopher Carl Schmitt. Schmitt’s anthropology has always been understood just as the basis of a political philosophy dominated by the friend-enemy opposition. However, such an interpretation usually under- mines other aspects, which still represents a neglected path of research. A clos- er interpretation of Schmitt’s intellectual and conceptual relations with German Philosophische Anthropologie (Helmuth Plessner and Arnold Gehlen) could high- light these aspects. The paper is structured as follows: in the first part, I summa- rize the canonical approach to Schmitt’s political anthropology; in the second part, I explain why the doctrine of the four elements is highly relevant for Schmitt’s philosophical anthropology; in the third part, I argue that Schmitt’s metaphysics of elements is strictly linked to his philosophy of technology; in the fourth part, I analyse a few conceptual problems that emerge from this interpretation; in the last part, I summarize the results of the essay and suggest a new line of investi- gation.
2021
Carl Schmitt; philosophical anthropology; philosophy of technology
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Antropologia filosofica, metafisica degli elementi e filosofia della tecnologia in Carl Schmitt / Sferrazza Papa, E. - In: POLITICA & SOCIETÀ. - ISSN 2240-7901. - 2(2021), pp. 241-260. [10.4476/101632]
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