Covid-19 and the Future of Western Civilisation

Cameron Gordon

doi:10.18290/rkult20113-3

Cameron Gordon College of Business and Economics Australian National University (ANU), Canberra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-978X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rkult20113-3

Słowa kluczowe: Covid-19, koronawirus, cywilizacja zachodnia, socjalność, choroba

Abstrakt

Covid-19 a przyszłość cywilizacji zachodniej

Cywilizacja jest pod wieloma względami apoteozą ludzkiego impulsu społecznego, dobrego i złego, a cokolwiek się stanie, era koronawirusa głęboko ukształtuje zachodnią wersję tej wspólnej kultury. W artykule omówiono sposób, w jaki społeczność ludzka ukształtowała ludzkie choroby i vice versa, a także przedstawia trzy wyidealizowane możliwe wersje przyszłości cywilizacji zachodniej, które mogą być efektem Covid-19.

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