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Thomas Hobbes, Carl Schmitt, and the Event of Conscription

Is Carl Schmitt the Thomas Hobbes of the twentieth century? Or is he the man who turned Hobbes's theory on its head? From Leo Strauss to Tracy Strong, a vast array of distinguished interpreters have addressed the above questions but have failed to reach any sort of consensus as to how they ought to be answered. The aim of this essay is to contribute to the debate by drawing attention to a single concept—conscription—that is addressed in the writings of both thinkers. I propose that by examining Hobbes's and Schmitt's differing stands on conscription one comes to see that the...