The Security Principle - From Serenity to Regulation (Hardcover)

In The Security Principle, French philosopher Frederic 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.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2019
Authors:	Fr ed eric Gros
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-1-78478-714-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-78478-714-0
Barcode:	9781784787141

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