Do we owe a moral duty in the midst of COVID-19?
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Do we owe a moral duty in the midst of COVID-19?“Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.” — Jean-Jacques RousseauMihal WoronkoFollow6 min read·Apr 9, 2020
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Photo by Jesse Collins on Unsplash “The fully developed bureaucratic apparatus compares with other organisations exactly as does the machine with the non-mechanical modes of production.” —
Max Weber
It may inherently feel like it’s the worst time to be diverting discussion towards anything other than the immediate health crisis posed by the Coronavirus.
But, dutifully, it nonetheless remains a crucial time to transmute our legitimate fears and concerns towards another discussion that ought to be (and thankfully is) being controversially
stoked by those who actively study and criticize the powers of the state, of government authority.
It’s not a convenient thing to do, nor is it something that will be noted as particularly helpful until long after this crisis recedes from the forefront of our consciousness — but it’s
necessary, especially from the eye of the storm.
For it remains as true as ever that we have a range of civic duties — a duty to obey our laws, for instance, and a duty keeping a close watch on the way our…