COVID-19 and the accelerated flattening of the horizon of expectation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378644016

Keywords:

Pandemic, New World Time, Sacrifice

Abstract

This essay consists of an appropriation of Paulo Arantes’s argument developed in his essay "The new time of the world". The purpose is to reflect upon the pandemic scenario in the Brazilian social context.

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Author Biography

Mariana Lins Costa, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE

Post-doctoral researcher of Philosophy at Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE

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Published

2020-07-13

How to Cite

Costa, M. L. (2020). COVID-19 and the accelerated flattening of the horizon of expectation. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 11, e41. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378644016

Issue

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

Section

Special Ed.: Pandemic and Philosophy (continuous publication)

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