Self-preservation and the idea of the state

Anna Yeatman

Self-preservation and the idea of the state

Anna Yeatman

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In this chapter I explore the relationship between two ideas: first the idea of self-preservation considered as a right of the human subject to assume existence as a centre of subjective experience, to enjoy freedom to be and become a self; and second the idea of the sovereign state as the only possible basis of peaceful coexistence between subjects considered as selves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	State, Security, and Subject Formation
Editors	Anna Yeatman, Magdalena Zolkos
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Continuum
Pages	100-115
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781441102249
ISBN (Print)	9780826442840
Publication status	Published - 2010

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