I just finished reading the thought-provoking Hermeneutics of Medicine and the Phenomenology of Health by Professor Fredrik Svenaeus (Södertörn University). One thing I found interesting in relation with the Covid situation, is, since Svenaeus relates health with homelikeness (in Heideggerian fashion), I wonder what this notion of health becomes when people are confined in their homes, whether they are considered…

To celebrate World Philosophy Day 2020, four high-level round tables will be organized online on November 19 and 20 with eminent philosophers from all regions, who will be invited to reflect on the meaning of the current pandemic from different tools and philosophical perspectives. The third round table “Health as a philosophical issue” will take place on…

Among this quarrelsome species that we call human, indifference is a luxury. Perhaps a day shall come when we will have the opportunity to live our dreams without worrying too much about the dreams of others. But as long as the latter are nightmares, we shall hear ubiquitous screams amplified by social networks, millions being…