{"product_id":"9781784787158","title":"The Security Principle : From Serenity to Regulation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gros, Frederic \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSocial \u0026amp; political philosophy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 August 2019 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 154 x 13 | 244g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925414248707,"sku":"9781784787158","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781784787158.jpg?v=1731415244","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781784787158","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}