Why read Security?

Book cover of Security: Politics, Humanity, and the Philology of Care

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From national security and social security to homeland and cyber-security, "security" has become one of the most overused words in culture and politics today. Yet it also remains one of the most undefined. What exactly are we talking about when we talk about security? In this original and timely book,…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Security as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kimberly Mair

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I loved that Hamilton’s unpacking of the etymology of security led right to the notion of care.

This book had a shaping impact on how I think about care and its ties to security – a relation that continues to animate my interests. I learned that my cares (affections, attachments, worries) may mobilize me to enhance my security, which also may be done inadvertently at the expense of someone else’s. To put it another way, when we seek security, we are seeking to let go of our cares or to care less.

Security attends to the “inflated focus” on security…

From Kimberly's list on showing how care isn’t always a good thing.