COVID-19 and State of Exception: Medicine, Politics, and the Epidemic State
Carlo Salzani COVID-19 and State of Exception: Medicine, Politics, and the Epidemic State The article analyzes the paradigm of the state of exception which…
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Sick in the City
David Selim Sayers Sick in the City Humans haven’t always lived in cities. And humans haven’t always had pandemics. In fact, a panoramic glance…
Challenging Our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety
Frank Furedi Challenging Our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety The aim of this essay is to explore the impact of contemporary safety consciousness on the…
The Gentle Art of Making “Un-Decisions”
Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte The Gentle Art of Making “Un-Decisions” What can the concept of crisis teach us about the COVID-19 pandemic? And what can…
Coronavirus, Epidemiology, and the Myth of the Primacy of Will over Matter
Philip Alcabes Coronavirus, Epidemiology, and the Myth of the Primacy of Will over Matter The coronavirus outbreak is an intensification of a pre-existing state…
What’s the Point of Critique, Today?
Iain MacKenzie What’s the Point of Critique, Today? After an initial note of hesitancy about how to address the titular question, this caution is…