The aim of this contribution is to demonstrate the relevance of Ulrich Beck’s thought with regards to the interpretation of complex phenomena such as the COVID- 19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In this perspective, the social function of his thought on risk as a way to think about the future and as a strategy for the anticipation of emerging global problems is explored. The reflection on risk as an intrinsic dimension of contemporary societies is associated with the call for the development of a collective and individual future more attentive to the cultivation of empathy, solidarity and a new humanism as a dimension of the solidity of a society.
Memories of the Future. Ulrich Beck, Risk and Prevention: The Difference that Defeats Indifference / Gavrila, Mihaela; Cilento, Marco. - In: ITALIAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW. - ISSN 2239-8589. - 12 (8S)(2022), pp. 991-1010.
Memories of the Future. Ulrich Beck, Risk and Prevention: The Difference that Defeats Indifference
Gavrila, Mihaela
;Cilento, Marco
2022
Abstract
The aim of this contribution is to demonstrate the relevance of Ulrich Beck’s thought with regards to the interpretation of complex phenomena such as the COVID- 19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In this perspective, the social function of his thought on risk as a way to think about the future and as a strategy for the anticipation of emerging global problems is explored. The reflection on risk as an intrinsic dimension of contemporary societies is associated with the call for the development of a collective and individual future more attentive to the cultivation of empathy, solidarity and a new humanism as a dimension of the solidity of a society.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
