In the midst of ontology there was a virus: notes about a cosmopolitical opening in times of pandemic

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378643631

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Pandemic, Virus, Cosmopolitics, Geontology

Abstract

The text unfolds some critical notes around an essay experiment inspired by the controversial reception of the positioning of several philosophers about the current pandemic situation, intertwining the themes of geontology and ontological turning point. It is admitted, in this sense, that philosophy itself has become viral, which, among other consequences, has produced a cosmopolitical opening that calls philosophy to experience a kind of mutation of perspective, changing its usual ways of dealing with ontological problems.

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Alexandre Simão de Freitas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE

Professor of the School Administration and Educational Planning Department at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE

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2020-07-03

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Freitas, A. S. de. (2020). In the midst of ontology there was a virus: notes about a cosmopolitical opening in times of pandemic. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 11, e6. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378643631

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Vol. 11 (2020): Special Issue: Pandemic and Philosophy

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Special Ed.: Pandemic and Philosophy (continuous publication)

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