The great leap forward of medicine in the twentieth century contributed to the myth of the repression of vulnerability accompanied by the illusion of individual control and self-determination. However, epidemics, like major natural disasters, have continued to act as elements capable of upsetting scientific optimism. The Covid-19 pandemic, with its uncertain causes and unpredictable effects, has led to authentic demythologisation and caused a “return of the repressed”: a feeling of vulnerability along with dramatic awareness of our mortality. This phenomenon has been accompanied by a re-emerging demand for meaning, which has led to a more direct confrontation with the drama of suffering and the need for a personal relationship with the sacred, finally rediscovering the public dimension of prayer. Firstly, the article outlines in its essential features the ambiguity of the pre-pandemic cultural horizon. Secondly, it analyses the characteristics of the rise of a new sensibility, by referring also to the notion of prayer as a “political issue” coined by Jean Daniélou.
Russo, M.t. (2021). La vulnerabilità come ‘ritorno del rimosso’ e la nuova domanda di senso durante la pandemia da Covid-19. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE FILOSOFIA, 77(2-3), 841-858 [10.17990/RPF/2021_77_2_0841].
Titolo: | La vulnerabilità come ‘ritorno del rimosso’ e la nuova domanda di senso durante la pandemia da Covid-19 | |
Autori: | RUSSO, MARIA TERESA (Corresponding) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2021 | |
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Citazione: | Russo, M.t. (2021). La vulnerabilità come ‘ritorno del rimosso’ e la nuova domanda di senso durante la pandemia da Covid-19. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE FILOSOFIA, 77(2-3), 841-858 [10.17990/RPF/2021_77_2_0841]. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11590/392370 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |