From the Pandemic to Utopia: The Future Begins Now

by Boaventura de Sousa Santos

Book Overview

The coronavirus pandemic forces us to rethink our contemporaneity. It has brought to the surface dimensions of human fragility that partially contradict the euphoria and human hubris of the fourth industrial revolution (artificial intelligence). It has also aggravated the social inequality and racial discrimination that characterize our societies. The book argues that the virus, rather than an enemy, must be viewed as a pedagogue. It is trying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032355573
• ISBN13: 9781032355573
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"