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In a recent post, I mentioned that Franz Oppenheimer’s conquest theory of the genesis of the state seemed incomplete as it contained no mention whatsoever of trade. I also mentioned that I had not yet finished the book, and that …
The following quote, taken from about a quarter of the way through Franz Oppenheimer’s The State, strongly reminds me of a famous passage from Rousseau’s Second Discourse. From Oppenheimer: The moment when the first conqueror spared his victim in order permanently …
The Sexual Reproduction of the State
German physician-turned-sociologist Franz Oppenheimer describes the genesis of the state as akin to the biological act of sexual reproduction, in this fascinating and stunningly written passage from his classic The State: The state, however, comes into being through sexual propagation. … Continue reading
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