by Manuel Arias Maldonado · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430623808
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«Desde las ruinas del futuro» is the political philosophy essay by Manuel Arias Maldonado, published by Taurus in paperback (296 pages, in Spanish).
Starting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the author analyses how a virus of animal origin halted globalisation, forced democracies to operate under exceptional conditions and reopened the debate on a future perceived as a threat rather than a promise. Shunning prophetism, Arias Maldonado defends the continuing relevance of Enlightenment thought for understanding the event, whose cause would lie not in the failure of modernity but in its asymmetrical and unfinished character. The essay invites us to explain the crisis and elucidate its meanings, also considering how the virus alters collective imaginaries and humanity's relationship with the planet.
Work published on 22 October 2020 in the Taurus Pensamiento collection.
Essay for readers interested in political philosophy, social theory and analysis of the pandemic, especially those seeking a measured reflection on democracy, modernity and the future.
