Representative democracy: Carl Schmitt’s critics

Authors

  • Alexandre Franco de Sá Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1807-1384.2015v12n1p130

Abstract

The present text tries to show, on the one hand, the basis of Schmitt’s concept of representation. It shows how this concept is essentially linked with the concepts of mediation and decision. From this point, the article shows, on the other hand, how the concept of representation allows him to develop a political thought that is able to critically understand contemporary democratic societies’ fundamental problems.

 

Author Biography

Alexandre Franco de Sá, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Doutor em Filosofia pela Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Professor no Departamento de Filosofia, Comunicação e Informação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra. Director do Curso de Licenciatura em Filosofia na Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Published

2015-07-08

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