Politics of Security - Towards a Political Phiosophy of Continental Thought (Hardcover)

In this critique of security studies, with insights into the thinking of Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, Levinas and Arendt, the author contributes to the re-thinking of some of the fundamentals of international politics, developing what might be called a political philosophy of continental thought. Drawing on the work of Martin Heidegger, the book establishes the relationship between Heidegger's radical hermeneutical phenomenology and politics and the fundamental link between politics, the tragic and the ethical. It breaks ground by providing an etymology of security, tracing the word back to the Greek "asphaleia" (not to trip up or fall down), and a political reading of "Oedipus Rex". Michael Dillon traces the roots of desire for security to the metaphysical desire for certitude, and points out that our way of seeking that security is embedded in 20th-century technology, thus resulting in a global crisis. This work should be useful to both political theorists and philosophers, and to anyone concerned with international relations, continental philosophy or the work of Martin Heidegger.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Michael Dillon
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-12960-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-12960-5
Barcode:	9780415129602

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