Heterodoxia sobre a COVID em três camadas

Autores

  • Victor Machado Barcellos UFRJ
  • Roberto Horácio de Sá Pereira UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2023.e91425

Palavras-chave:

COVID-19, Lockdown, Custo-Benefício, Liberdade

Resumo

Os lockdowns e as políticas públicas relacionadas à restrição comportamental e econômica, introduzidas em resposta à pandemia de COVID-19, são criticadas com base em três conjuntos de ideias e argumentos organizados de acordo com o provável grau de controvérsia associado aos pressupostos que os guiam. O primeiro conjunto de argumentos faz uso do raciocínio custo-benefício no quadro de uma abordagem utilitarista ampliada, enfatizando a incerteza, o papel dos piores cenários e a necessidade de se considerar pelo menos tanto os efeitos imediatos quanto os de médio prazo. O segundo baseia-se nos pressupostos sobre os valores políticos das liberdades básicas. O terceiro baseia-se em ideias sobre os papéis dos diferentes estágios na vida humana.

Biografia do Autor

Victor Machado Barcellos, UFRJ

Mestrando em Filosofia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PPGF) da UFRJ.

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2023-11-29

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Dossiê Justiça Pandêmica Global