The recently published volume of Carl Schmitt’s diaries, covering the period between 1925 to 1929, brings the editorial project of all of his extant diaries until 1934 to a close. A synoptic edition of the fundamental work “The Concept of the Political” displays the text in all of its variants. On the occasion of these important new editions this essay reviews the recent editorial history of Schmitt’s writings. It underlines the pragmatic quality of these editions, contrasting them to the historical-critical editorial method. Finally, it adds some basic considerations on Schmitt’s prismatic impact on and his role in the discourse of the Weimar crisis.

Besprochen werden: Schmitt, C.: Tagebücher 1925 bis 1929 (9); Schmitt, C.: Der Begriff des Politischen (9)