"The Necessity of Politics" is the first English translation of Carl Schmitt's 1923 essay Römischer Katholizismus und politische Form to appear in print. The translation, unattributed, was published in 1931 by Sheed & Ward as a part of their Essays in Order series with a substantial introduction written by Christopher Dawson. Now considered by scholars to be "so inaccurate" as to be "worse than useless" because it "distorts Schmitt's meaning," it may still be of some historical interest to readers.
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About the Author:
Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential political theorists of the twentieth century. Christopher Dawson (1889–1970) is recognized as one of the most important Catholic historians of the twentieth century, authoring numerous books, articles, and scholarly monographs. Dawson was lecturer in the History of Culture, University College, Exeter; Gifford lecturer; and Charles Chauncey Stillman Chair of Roman Catholic Studies at Harvard University from 1958 to 1962.
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