Leontieva E.Yu., Leontiev A.N. Quarantine Understanding of Some Metaphysical Problems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2021.2.1
Elena Yu. Leontieva
Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Law, Volgograd State Technical University
Prosp. Lenina, 28, 400005 Volgograd, Russian Federation
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Alexander N. Leontiev
Candidate of Sciences (Philosophy), Associated Professor, Department of Philosophy and Law, Volgograd State Technical University
Prosp. Lenina, 28, 400005 Volgograd, Russian Federation
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Abstract. The pandemic and the quarantine situation have had and continue to have multi-directional influence on the processes of social and individual life. From unprecedented acceleration and progress (in information technologies and getting involved with them) to slowdown, and sometimes full stop and stagnation (tourism business, transport sector). Comprehension of what is happening will be a long process. The authors propose to revaluate some metaphysical problems actualized by the experienced situation. These issues include virtual reality, which clearly defined its boundaries and it became clear that the state many plunged into in the process of quarantine and isolation is not a kind of it. The problem of social space, which has changed, intertwined, confused a person in his social roles and statuses. Physically, one place of stay at different times of the day with the help of information technologies was transformed into a space for work, scientific debate, education, family life, entertainment and even sports. The philosophical problem of uncertainty having left the theoretical discourse has directly invaded the lifeworld and everyday life of every person, influenced all spheres of life, plans and prospects for the future. Becoming a social reality uncertainty during a pandemic has acted as a factor that erodes the existence of people, their habitual, definable, measurable being, which begins to lose its characteristics, losing its identity. It becomes unpredictable, ambiguous, unplanned. Such a being casts doubt on many usual forms of organizing the achievement of results in almost any field of activity: setting a goal, choosing methods and systematic movement towards its implementation. That is how project thinking is realized. However, in a situation of total uncertainty, it begins to fail and turns out to be inefficient. A possible overcoming this situation is thinking aimed at realizing and «understanding real circumstances». Thinking that was appreciated primarily by Russian philosophers and the Eastern tradition of philosophy.
Key words: pandemic, quarantine, metaphysical problems, social space, uncertainty, design thinking.
Citation. Leontieva E.Yu., Leontiev A.N. Quarantine Understanding of Some Metaphysical Problems. Logos et Praxis, 2021, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 7-14. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2021.2.1
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