Princeton Workshop in Normative Philosophy Talk

Date
Nov 10, 2021, 4:30 pm6:00 pm
Location
301 Marx Hall

Speaker

Details

Event Description

Caspar Hare

(MIT)

 

"Was it Worth it?"

 

301 Marx Hall

4:30pm to 6:00pm

 

Abstract:  In case you have just awoken from a long, long sleep — Since early 2020 we, all around the world, have taken extraordinary measures to slow and contain the spread of  the Covid 19 virus. Some of these measures are best described as medical. We have developed, tested, manufactured and distributed vaccines at extraordinary speed and extraordinary scale. Some are best described as social. We have endured lockdowns, distancing guidelines, institutional closures, travel restrictions and much else. My question will have to do with the social measures. Was all of that stuff worth it? I will argue in the direction of no.