The analysis of the publication of :Nasz Dziennik" concerning the period of six days, is not exha... more The analysis of the publication of :Nasz Dziennik" concerning the period of six days, is not exhaustive. There appear many topics which for the volume of the publication could not be presented. However, all indicate that, by means of necropolitics, one creates new imaginarium which, just to remind, we understand as manners of how people imagine their own social existence, how they adapt themselves to others, how things go between then and their neighbours, it is also expectations which usually are fulfilled, and more profound normative ideas and images, lying at their base.
S U M M A R Y
It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinishe... more S U M M A R Y
It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinished reflections”. For the subject of security is not only interdisciplinary, but also so complex that it would be difficult to exhaust it. The context of this reflection is political. The matter is further complicated by the dynamic transformations of social and political reality in connection with mass migration, globalisation, the communication revolution, digitalisation, technological advances, and many other phenomena and processes which are radically changing the contemporary world. Fear has accompanied mankind since the beginning of time.
The first chapter deals with issues of security from the perspective of threats stemming from the transformative processes of Western culture, in which man – his ontic status – is being redefined. Man-as-subject is being desacralised and deconstructed. New ideologies transform social, political and economic relations, as well as the very image of humanity, by questioning the typical Western dichotomy between subject (man) and object (non-man). At the structural level, there appears the problem of increasingly more advanced forms of mass surveillance, carried out not only by the state, but also by global private institutions and cybercriminals.
The second chapter deals with the idea of security from the perspective of legal philosophy. The subject under consideration is not the dogmatics of law, but rather an attempt to consider, in the context of security, law as a system of information and decision-making. Examined from this angle are the law’s genesis and evolution, function, as well as its relation with other normative systems, with the state, the individual, and society, including the issues of the rule of law and human rights.
In the third chapter, the author considers the issues of social security. The reflection centres around the Church’s social teaching as contrasted with the liberal and the socialist approaches. The author does not analyse specific political programmes, but rather the idea of social security. Western European research shows that the egalitarian elements of the welfare state attract somewhat less support than its security-related elements. Whilst protection of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled is widely supported, nevertheless social inequality is increasing, both between individuals and between social groups. Globalisation further deepens such divisions. The lack of social justice fuels a populist reaction in many Western countries.
Finally, the fourth chapter considers the relationship between man and science, in particular biotechnology. Belief in the new, perfect human and his immortality is not only a reality-changing dream, but also a threat to mankind and its humanity. The gnosis of technological salvation is
slowly maturing. Boundaries are blurring between science and culture, body and technology, life and death; that may bring consequences not only for liberal democracy, but for politics as such. One of the dimensions of such transformations is the transformation of the structure of the state, which is becoming a perfect institution, a technical organisation covering the entirety of its citizens’ lives. The rights of an individual are reduced to being part of the political mechanism. The post-industrial world is characterised by the process of major social and cultural changes. Something that on the one hand helps reduce threats, may on the other hand provide fertile ground for abuse of power. The state and its agents react to any increased need for security with fresh norms, firm and persuasive in character. Law plays a part in nearly every relation between people, and slowly pushes aside all other normative systems. It defines the entirety of personal and social life, but at the same time it is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and alien. Man transforms from homo economicus into homo legalis. Law is creating a certain abstract and general image of a person, which image cannot possibly be transposed into a real person’s humanity in all its complexity. Paradoxically, one could gain the impression that the idea of a democratic society is slowly fading away. We cannot say today how real the vision is of Platonic ideal state, which might now, due to the technification and juridification of life, take the form of perfectly-controlled structures. It may soon transpire that we are perfectly secure, yet also perfectly inhuman.
The analysis of the publication of :Nasz Dziennik" concerning the period of six days, is not exha... more The analysis of the publication of :Nasz Dziennik" concerning the period of six days, is not exhaustive. There appear many topics which for the volume of the publication could not be presented. However, all indicate that, by means of necropolitics, one creates new imaginarium which, just to remind, we understand as manners of how people imagine their own social existence, how they adapt themselves to others, how things go between then and their neighbours, it is also expectations which usually are fulfilled, and more profound normative ideas and images, lying at their base.
S U M M A R Y
It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinishe... more S U M M A R Y
It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinished reflections”. For the subject of security is not only interdisciplinary, but also so complex that it would be difficult to exhaust it. The context of this reflection is political. The matter is further complicated by the dynamic transformations of social and political reality in connection with mass migration, globalisation, the communication revolution, digitalisation, technological advances, and many other phenomena and processes which are radically changing the contemporary world. Fear has accompanied mankind since the beginning of time.
The first chapter deals with issues of security from the perspective of threats stemming from the transformative processes of Western culture, in which man – his ontic status – is being redefined. Man-as-subject is being desacralised and deconstructed. New ideologies transform social, political and economic relations, as well as the very image of humanity, by questioning the typical Western dichotomy between subject (man) and object (non-man). At the structural level, there appears the problem of increasingly more advanced forms of mass surveillance, carried out not only by the state, but also by global private institutions and cybercriminals.
The second chapter deals with the idea of security from the perspective of legal philosophy. The subject under consideration is not the dogmatics of law, but rather an attempt to consider, in the context of security, law as a system of information and decision-making. Examined from this angle are the law’s genesis and evolution, function, as well as its relation with other normative systems, with the state, the individual, and society, including the issues of the rule of law and human rights.
In the third chapter, the author considers the issues of social security. The reflection centres around the Church’s social teaching as contrasted with the liberal and the socialist approaches. The author does not analyse specific political programmes, but rather the idea of social security. Western European research shows that the egalitarian elements of the welfare state attract somewhat less support than its security-related elements. Whilst protection of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled is widely supported, nevertheless social inequality is increasing, both between individuals and between social groups. Globalisation further deepens such divisions. The lack of social justice fuels a populist reaction in many Western countries.
Finally, the fourth chapter considers the relationship between man and science, in particular biotechnology. Belief in the new, perfect human and his immortality is not only a reality-changing dream, but also a threat to mankind and its humanity. The gnosis of technological salvation is
slowly maturing. Boundaries are blurring between science and culture, body and technology, life and death; that may bring consequences not only for liberal democracy, but for politics as such. One of the dimensions of such transformations is the transformation of the structure of the state, which is becoming a perfect institution, a technical organisation covering the entirety of its citizens’ lives. The rights of an individual are reduced to being part of the political mechanism. The post-industrial world is characterised by the process of major social and cultural changes. Something that on the one hand helps reduce threats, may on the other hand provide fertile ground for abuse of power. The state and its agents react to any increased need for security with fresh norms, firm and persuasive in character. Law plays a part in nearly every relation between people, and slowly pushes aside all other normative systems. It defines the entirety of personal and social life, but at the same time it is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and alien. Man transforms from homo economicus into homo legalis. Law is creating a certain abstract and general image of a person, which image cannot possibly be transposed into a real person’s humanity in all its complexity. Paradoxically, one could gain the impression that the idea of a democratic society is slowly fading away. We cannot say today how real the vision is of Platonic ideal state, which might now, due to the technification and juridification of life, take the form of perfectly-controlled structures. It may soon transpire that we are perfectly secure, yet also perfectly inhuman.
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It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinished reflections”. For the subject of security is not only interdisciplinary, but also so complex that it would be difficult to exhaust it. The context of this reflection is political. The matter is further complicated by the dynamic transformations of social and political reality in connection with mass migration, globalisation, the communication revolution, digitalisation, technological advances, and many other phenomena and processes which are radically changing the contemporary world. Fear has accompanied mankind since the beginning of time.
The first chapter deals with issues of security from the perspective of threats stemming from the transformative processes of Western culture, in which man – his ontic status – is being redefined. Man-as-subject is being desacralised and deconstructed. New ideologies transform social, political and economic relations, as well as the very image of humanity, by questioning the typical Western dichotomy between subject (man) and object (non-man). At the structural level, there appears the problem of increasingly more advanced forms of mass surveillance, carried out not only by the state, but also by global private institutions and cybercriminals.
The second chapter deals with the idea of security from the perspective of legal philosophy. The subject under consideration is not the dogmatics of law, but rather an attempt to consider, in the context of security, law as a system of information and decision-making. Examined from this angle are the law’s genesis and evolution, function, as well as its relation with other normative systems, with the state, the individual, and society, including the issues of the rule of law and human rights.
In the third chapter, the author considers the issues of social security. The reflection centres around the Church’s social teaching as contrasted with the liberal and the socialist approaches. The author does not analyse specific political programmes, but rather the idea of social security. Western European research shows that the egalitarian elements of the welfare state attract somewhat less support than its security-related elements. Whilst protection of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled is widely supported, nevertheless social inequality is increasing, both between individuals and between social groups. Globalisation further deepens such divisions. The lack of social justice fuels a populist reaction in many Western countries.
Finally, the fourth chapter considers the relationship between man and science, in particular biotechnology. Belief in the new, perfect human and his immortality is not only a reality-changing dream, but also a threat to mankind and its humanity. The gnosis of technological salvation is
slowly maturing. Boundaries are blurring between science and culture, body and technology, life and death; that may bring consequences not only for liberal democracy, but for politics as such. One of the dimensions of such transformations is the transformation of the structure of the state, which is becoming a perfect institution, a technical organisation covering the entirety of its citizens’ lives. The rights of an individual are reduced to being part of the political mechanism. The post-industrial world is characterised by the process of major social and cultural changes. Something that on the one hand helps reduce threats, may on the other hand provide fertile ground for abuse of power. The state and its agents react to any increased need for security with fresh norms, firm and persuasive in character. Law plays a part in nearly every relation between people, and slowly pushes aside all other normative systems. It defines the entirety of personal and social life, but at the same time it is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and alien. Man transforms from homo economicus into homo legalis. Law is creating a certain abstract and general image of a person, which image cannot possibly be transposed into a real person’s humanity in all its complexity. Paradoxically, one could gain the impression that the idea of a democratic society is slowly fading away. We cannot say today how real the vision is of Platonic ideal state, which might now, due to the technification and juridification of life, take the form of perfectly-controlled structures. It may soon transpire that we are perfectly secure, yet also perfectly inhuman.
It is no accident that this work is entitled “On security and politics – unfinished reflections”. For the subject of security is not only interdisciplinary, but also so complex that it would be difficult to exhaust it. The context of this reflection is political. The matter is further complicated by the dynamic transformations of social and political reality in connection with mass migration, globalisation, the communication revolution, digitalisation, technological advances, and many other phenomena and processes which are radically changing the contemporary world. Fear has accompanied mankind since the beginning of time.
The first chapter deals with issues of security from the perspective of threats stemming from the transformative processes of Western culture, in which man – his ontic status – is being redefined. Man-as-subject is being desacralised and deconstructed. New ideologies transform social, political and economic relations, as well as the very image of humanity, by questioning the typical Western dichotomy between subject (man) and object (non-man). At the structural level, there appears the problem of increasingly more advanced forms of mass surveillance, carried out not only by the state, but also by global private institutions and cybercriminals.
The second chapter deals with the idea of security from the perspective of legal philosophy. The subject under consideration is not the dogmatics of law, but rather an attempt to consider, in the context of security, law as a system of information and decision-making. Examined from this angle are the law’s genesis and evolution, function, as well as its relation with other normative systems, with the state, the individual, and society, including the issues of the rule of law and human rights.
In the third chapter, the author considers the issues of social security. The reflection centres around the Church’s social teaching as contrasted with the liberal and the socialist approaches. The author does not analyse specific political programmes, but rather the idea of social security. Western European research shows that the egalitarian elements of the welfare state attract somewhat less support than its security-related elements. Whilst protection of the elderly, the sick, and the disabled is widely supported, nevertheless social inequality is increasing, both between individuals and between social groups. Globalisation further deepens such divisions. The lack of social justice fuels a populist reaction in many Western countries.
Finally, the fourth chapter considers the relationship between man and science, in particular biotechnology. Belief in the new, perfect human and his immortality is not only a reality-changing dream, but also a threat to mankind and its humanity. The gnosis of technological salvation is
slowly maturing. Boundaries are blurring between science and culture, body and technology, life and death; that may bring consequences not only for liberal democracy, but for politics as such. One of the dimensions of such transformations is the transformation of the structure of the state, which is becoming a perfect institution, a technical organisation covering the entirety of its citizens’ lives. The rights of an individual are reduced to being part of the political mechanism. The post-industrial world is characterised by the process of major social and cultural changes. Something that on the one hand helps reduce threats, may on the other hand provide fertile ground for abuse of power. The state and its agents react to any increased need for security with fresh norms, firm and persuasive in character. Law plays a part in nearly every relation between people, and slowly pushes aside all other normative systems. It defines the entirety of personal and social life, but at the same time it is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and alien. Man transforms from homo economicus into homo legalis. Law is creating a certain abstract and general image of a person, which image cannot possibly be transposed into a real person’s humanity in all its complexity. Paradoxically, one could gain the impression that the idea of a democratic society is slowly fading away. We cannot say today how real the vision is of Platonic ideal state, which might now, due to the technification and juridification of life, take the form of perfectly-controlled structures. It may soon transpire that we are perfectly secure, yet also perfectly inhuman.