Theorist
Carl Schmitt
A German jurist, Schmitt was an influential and controversial theorist of power, defining politics by the friend-enemy distinction and defending sovereignty and the state of exception.

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Jurist · 1888–1985
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
45.0pt
Representation
13.8% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.
Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?
38.2pt
Religion
20% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.
What place should religion have in individual and public life?
36.0pt
Diplomacy
81.2% Militarist, compared with the ideology catalog’s 45.25% median.
When is armed force an appropriate political instrument?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 16.2% Federal, 83.8% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 13.8% Democracy, 86.2% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Carl Schmitt sits 43.7 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 76.2% Security, 23.8% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 85% Assimilation, 15% Multiculturalism (Strong Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Carl Schmitt sits 17.4 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 81.2% Militarist, 18.8% Pacifist (Strong Militarist); Intervention: 25% Non-interventionist, 75% Nationalist (Strong Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Carl Schmitt sits 23.8 points below it. 144 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 43.8% Public, 56.2% Private (Balanced); Control: 68.8% Planning, 31.2% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 81.2% Protectionism, 18.8% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Carl Schmitt depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Carl Schmitt sits 9.4 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 20% Irreligious, 80% Religious (Strong Religious); Morality: 15% Progressive, 85% Traditionalist (Strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Carl Schmitt sits 23.8 points below it. 182 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 35% Technology, 65% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Carl Schmitt, the 15.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Carl Schmitt sits 22.5 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Three views of compatibility
Political
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98.9%
12 axes considered
Social
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98.5%
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Economic
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99%
3 axes considered
Further reading
1932
The Concept of the Political
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Which ideology is closest to Carl Schmitt?
Brazilian Integralism has 98.9% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Carl Schmitt?
Representation is among the furthest from the center: 13.8% Democracy and 86.2% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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