Droit naturel et État mondial Réflexions sur les dialogues entre Leo Strauss, Kojève et Schmitt

This article attempts to throw light on the dual dialogue which took place between Leo Strauss and Alexander Kojève, and between Kojève and Carl Schmitt, concerning the supranational order. It demonstrates that the repudiation of the global state, over which both Leo Strauss and Carl Schmitt are agreed, masks the profound incompatibility of their “truth theories”, whereas the disagreement between Kojève and Schmitt regarding the supranational order is set against the background of their many “foundational” philosophical affinities. Natural law, the relationship with Hegel, political theology and its connection with sociology : these are the questions which help to reveal the truth theories of the respective authors.