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The genealogy of the idea of security from ancient Greece to the war on terrorism In The Security Principle , French philosopher Frédéric Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of "security", looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network. With lucidity and rigour, Gros's approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the Greeks; as an objective situation and absence of all danger, as prevailed in the Middle Ages; as guaranteed by the nation state and its trio of judiciary, police and military; and finally "biosecurity", control, regulation and protection in the flux of contemporary society. In this deeply thought-provoking account, Gros's exploration of security shines a light both on its past meanings as well as its present uses, exposing the contemporary abuses of security and the pervasiveness of it in everyday life in the Global North. Cover Page 2 Halftitle Page 4 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 8 Introduction 9 Chapter 1: The Serenity of the Wise Man 13 Chapter 2: The Seventh Day of History 38 Chapter 3: The Guarantor-State 66 Chapter 4: Biosecurity 118 Conclusion 148 Notes 161 Appendix 171 Index 172
Who reads The Security Principle : from Serenity to Regulation?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frédéric Gros
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781784787141
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Government & Politics, Social_sciences