Il significato spaziale del nichilismo, tra alienazione e unità del mondo

This paper inquires about the spatial meaning of nihilism through Hannah Arendt’s and Carl Schmitt’s works. The first part analyzes the two authors’ exegesis of the spatial dimension of politics, especially studying the Greek word nomos. The second part examines Schmitt’s notion of nihilism – referring to his internationalist works – and Arendt’s idea of alienation from the world – from The Human Condition. This analysis reveals that, while the two authors intertwine politics and space, and often employ the same concepts, their theoretical framework and basic insights are radically different because of their very contrasting notions of politics.