The concept of Security in ancient philosophy
The concept of Security in ancient philosophy

Summary/Abstract: The issues of war, security and peace had an important place in the philosophicalconcepts of antiquity. One of the greatest thinkers of this era were the Greeks, thus,their cultural heritage became the foundation for the following centuries. For the ancienphilosophers, the security issues were associated with the phenomenon of harmony ofthe universe, socjety, and mankind in itself. Studies conducted on the thoughts of Greekphilosophers regarding life and the ways of its implementation are an important sourceof knowledge. We can always ask ourselves what values derive from the teachings of theancien thinkers. And they teach us a lot, that the main determinants of security are hatred,war and fight, power and strength. On the other hand, security was associated with love,peace, and stability or renunciation of violence. For others, security was a concept of socialcooperation and integration. Finally, there are those who put security both categories at thesame time, seeking its source in combination of hatred and love, war and peace, powerand stability. This article attempts to answer the question whether the works of ancientphilosophers influenced subsequent epochs and modern concepts of security? In addition,the author looks for the relationship between individual claims and investigates the waysof their interpretation.

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