Nomos e nichilismo in Carl Schmitt

Abstract: The essay explores the intricate concept of nihilism within Carl Schmitt’s body of work and thought. It specifically focuses on Schmitt’s notion of nomos, which encompasses the relationship between land and law, order and its spatial localization. The essay provides a comprehensive analysis to illustrate how Schmitt grapples with the challenge of not reducing law to mere land occupation. This paradoxically leads him to perceive land as inherently “isolated” from itself, susceptible to appropriation and occupation rather than being a “natural” element