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ATITUDINEA SCEPTICULUI ȘI VULNERABILITATEA SA
THE ATTITUDE OF THE SKEPTIC AND HIS VULNERABILITY

Author(s): Persida Bec
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: SACRI – Societatea Academica de Cercetare a Religiilor si Ideologiilor
Keywords: pandemic; vulnerability; information; manipulation; critical attitude; infodemia;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents some of the fears, thoughts, vulnerabilities most of the people have during the pandemic. The article begins with a lamentation, a confession of mine about how I felt during the pandemic, but also how most of us felt, during the period which just passed. Then, the article addresses the danger of manipulation, which is extraordinarily dangerous in times like these, and which is caused, first and foremost, by a very large amount of information, but also by the speed with which they appear. In the third section of this article, I present an analysis of a very interesting explanation which is, in fact, actual to the context of a new term, namely infodemia. At the end of the article, I approach and discuss the rational faculty, lucidity and effort of ours, but also the critical attitude we have at our disposal to get out of this situation.

  • Issue Year: 3/2020
  • Issue No: Summer
  • Page Range: 263-274
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian