Schmitt defines the political strictly by the friend-enemy distinction.

Evidence

As to the political sphere, Schmitt writes, “the specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy. ” Schmitt goes on to emphasize that this distinction “denotes the utmost degree of intensity of a union or separation, of an association or dissociation.” — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 535 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Schmitt alone established the friend-enemy distinction as the condition of the political — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 81; Schmitt distinguishes the political enemy from private adversaries — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 409; The friend-enemy distinction, not good-evil or beauty-ugliness, defines the political. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 535 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The friend-enemy distinction, not good-evil or beauty-ugliness, defines the political. #corroborates (0.95) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 535