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Ernst Kantorowicz and the problem of continuity

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal: Éthique, politique, religions
    2020 – 2, n° 17
    . La temporalité du politique. Crise et continuité
  • Author: Godefroy (Bruno)
  • Abstract: This article focuses on the « problem of continuity » in Ernst Kantorowicz’s works – i.e. on how the permanence of the political order can be defended against discontinuities threatening its stability. This is clearly a central topic in The King’s Two Bodies, but this article shows that it is also a recurring question in all his works. Starting from a historical debate in the 1930s, the « problem of continuity » involves since its origin both historical and political issues.
  • Pages: 97 to 114
  • Journal: Ethics, Politics, Religions
  • CLIL theme: 3133 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Philosophie -- Philosophie contemporaine
  • EAN: 9782406110972
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-11097-2
  • ISSN: 2271-7234
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11097-2.p.0097
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 02-01-2021
  • Periodicity: Biannual
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: Kantorowicz, Stefan George, continuity, institutions, king’s two bodies