Pandemics as Matter of a System Crisis

Peter Herrmann, social philosopher, having worked globally in research and teaching positions in particular on social policy and economics, currently: Research Fellow, Human Rights Centre, Central South University Changsha, PRC.

• Preface by Mehmet Okyayuz,- Aversion to Affection.- Pandemics as Matter of a System Crisis – Precarity of Society.- Approaching an Understanding of Society: Property – Ownership.- The Pandemic – also a welcome distraction.- Limitations: decision making under the condition of uncertainty and with limited knowledge.- The Constitutional State without Constitution.- From ‘social contract’ to contract society.- Competition.- society – the state of law as state of the fittest.- Motherly encouragement: We can do it!.- The Corona State, defining itself.- Some economic questions.- economy – limits to the analysis.- A spiritual-economic turn?.- Excursus: The this tragedy of the media – their abuse as means of mediating sedation – the larger tragedy is the cal(a)m(ity) of communication.- Phasing – More Than a Chronology.- Initial phase.- Initial phase 2.-  Accommodation.- First relief.- Re-Accommodation.- Settlement in Uncertainty and Precarity.- Economics – not even changing the wineskins.- Lost lives – lost living?.- Economy and Society.- Finale.- The True Virus hiding behind Covid19.- Introduction.- My Life with the Corona Virus – The Early Days.- Visiting Europe again.- Oh folks, remain realist ….- Every Little Counts – The Common Good.- Freedom and the Control of the Individual that Lacks Insight into Necessities.- Grounding.