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The Death of the Security Goddess Securitas: Brave New World
Author(s)
Emre Baysoy
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2020.03.002
Affiliation(s)
Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The term “security” comes from
the word “Securitas”. Securitas was the Goddess of security and stability, in
the Roman Empire. In modern times, security is often described
as the absence of threat and fear. However, this conceptualization has perils of
which Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World can be accepted as the most
extreme example. In such a world there is no need for the security goddess Securitas
anymore. Everything is automated from birth to death. There is no fear and nothing
to be afraid of, but the price that is paid, is becoming robotic in a totalitarian
society. That is why a new conceptualization and a new definition of security can
help prevent and overcome this totalitarian problem. By analyzing the main themes
of the BNW novel without going into the
details of the events and characters; the main purpose of this paper is to examine
the issue of security and its nature and to offer a new definition of security.
Firstly, a very short plot of the novel will be given. Secondly, the themes and
ideas of the BNW will be discussed in
terms of why it is a dystopia rather than a utopia. Thirdly, BNW will be evaluated in juxtaposition with
the concept of security. Finally, an alternative definition of the concept of security
will be offered in order to enhance its meaning and also to be able to prevent the
coming of a possible future like BNW.
KEYWORDS
security, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, security theory, future
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