Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss: The Theological-Political Problem and the Problem of Natural Right

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Programme  

14.30 Wout Cornelissen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam):
Strauss’ Recovery of the Political: With and Against Schmitt

15.30 Kaspar Bulling (KU Leuven/FWO Vlaanderen):
The Tension Between the Universal and the Particular in the Exchange between Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss

16.30 Coffee-break

17.00 Dr. David Janssens (Tilburg University):
Holy Moly: The Nature of Natural Right

18.00 Prof. Heinrich Meier (Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung / Universität München):Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss: Re-enacting the Confrontation of Political Theology and Political Philosophy

19.15 Reception  

There will be time for questions from the audience after each of the lectures. More information about the speakers at: https://hiw.kuleuven.be/ned/agenda/colloquium-schmitt-strauss

Practical Information

Organized by: Research in Political Philosophy Leuven (RIPPLE)

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