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The security principle
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- Book Synopsis
- In The Security Principle, French philosopher Fr�d�ric 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.
- About The Author
- Fr�d�ric Gros is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris XII and the Institute of Political Studies, Paris. He was the editor of the last lectures of Michel Foucault at the Coll�ge de France. He has written books on psychiatry, law, and war as well as the best-selling Philosophy of Walking. He lives in Paris.
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- ISBN
- 9781784787158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Verso, (06 August 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 242 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 235 x 156 x 14.2 mm
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