DOI: 10.17151/difil.2021.22.38.2
How to Cite
Barria-Asenjo, N. A. ., Žižek, S. ., Montes Montoya, A. ., y Salas, G. . (2021). Why the Pandemic Matters for Philosophy. Why Philosophy Matters for the Pandemic. Discusiones Filosóficas, 22(38), 15–30. https://doi.org/10.17151/difil.2021.22.38.2

Authors

Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo
Universidad de Los Lagos
nicol.barriaasenjo99@gmail.com
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Slavoj Žižek
University of London
szizek@yahoo.com
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Angélica Montes Montoya
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
angelica.angmon11@gmail.com
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Gonzalo Salas
Universidad Católica del Maule
gsalas@ucm.cl
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Abstract

Our common sense reaction to “pandemic and philosophy” is that we are in a medical emergency when we have to act decisively and not lose time in philo-sophical ruminations. But what if the tremendous impact of the pandemic on our economy, relations of domination, neocolonial divisions, and our mental health requires precisely a philosophical approach? To understand how the pandemic perturbed our ordinary daily lives, we need to reflect on what it means to be hu-man today, on the customs and rituals that make us “normal” human beings, on the need to invent new normality. The text deals with these basic questions through a critical overview of the existing literature on the current pandemic.

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