The virus in the age of madness [2020]
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Original Title
The virus in the age of madness / Bernard-Henri Lévy. [English translation by Stephen B. Kennedy].
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Published
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2020.
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Physical Description
106 p. ; 20 cm.
Contributors
Kennedy, Stephen B., translator.
Contents Summary
"With medical developments, rising death tolls, and conspiracy theories beamed minute by minute through the vast web universe to billions, the dissemination of information during the coronavirus pandemic has radically altered social and political landscapes around the world. In this clear-eyed essay, renowned French public intellectual Bernard Henri-Lévy examines the various meanings we have assigned to the coronavirus pandemic, interrogating what these "messages" tell us about ourselves. Drawing on the philosophical tradition from Plato and Aristotle to Lacan and Foucault, Lévy asks uncomfortable questions about the realities and mythologies that have emerged during the pandemic. He rejects liberal ideas that the virus is a warning from nature, the inevitable result of global capitalism; he troubles the heroic status of physicians and researchers, asking us to think critically about the loci of authority and power; he questions the panicked polarization that dominates online discourse. With signature incisive analysis, Lévy takes a bird's-eye view of the most consequential historical event of our time, proposing a way to defend human society from contemporary threats to our social and economic future"--
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Subject Terms
Philosophy, French -> 21st century.
Epidemics.
Mass media -> Social aspects.
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Note
Originally published in French as "Ce virus qui rend fou", Paris, 2020.
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ISBN
9780300257373
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 194 LEV | - | Reference | - |
The virus in the age of madness [2020]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Lévy, Bernard-Henri, 1948-
General Information
Original Title
The virus in the age of madness / Bernard-Henri Lévy. [English translation by Stephen B. Kennedy].
General Information
Published
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2020.
General Information
Physical Description
106 p. ; 20 cm.
Contributors
Kennedy, Stephen B., translator.
Contents Summary
"With medical developments, rising death tolls, and conspiracy theories beamed minute by minute through the vast web universe to billions, the dissemination of information during the coronavirus pandemic has radically altered social and political landscapes around the world. In this clear-eyed essay, renowned French public intellectual Bernard Henri-Lévy examines the various meanings we have assigned to the coronavirus pandemic, interrogating what these "messages" tell us about ourselves. Drawing on the philosophical tradition from Plato and Aristotle to Lacan and Foucault, Lévy asks uncomfortable questions about the realities and mythologies that have emerged during the pandemic. He rejects liberal ideas that the virus is a warning from nature, the inevitable result of global capitalism; he troubles the heroic status of physicians and researchers, asking us to think critically about the loci of authority and power; he questions the panicked polarization that dominates online discourse. With signature incisive analysis, Lévy takes a bird's-eye view of the most consequential historical event of our time, proposing a way to defend human society from contemporary threats to our social and economic future"--
Subjects
Subject Terms
Philosophy, French -> 21st century.
Epidemics.
Mass media -> Social aspects.
Bibliographic Information
Note
Originally published in French as "Ce virus qui rend fou", Paris, 2020.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
9780300257373
Holdings
Book - 194 LEV
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
194 LEV
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-