Alkis Gounaris
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Philosophy

Abstract: How did philosophy contribute to the treatment of irrationality that prevailed in public discourse during the days of the pandemic? Why were Michel Foucault and Jeremy Bentham up to date again? What did Harari predict for the post-COVID-19 era and why should we be concerned with ethical issues related to biometric data? The new form of surveillance in the fourth article of the series on philosophical discourse regarding the global crisis.

Keywords: discipline, surveillance, biometric data

Gounaris, Α. (2020). Philosophy as therapy: The society of the plague. Original publication in www.bookpress.gr. Retrieved [24/05/2020] from
https://alkisgounaris.gr/en/archives/philosophy-as-therapy-the-society-of-the-plague/