Month: March 2020

“In a sickly time”: Reading Pepys in 2020

~ Ernesto Priego ~ 1 Comment

Pepys keeps count of the increasing fatalities, and the safety he feels being in the “City” relatively diminishes as the plague gets very close home.

“Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will”: Empathy and Solidarity in the Times of COVID-19

~ Ernesto Priego

Any optimistic or 'positive' approaches to the coronavirus pandemic should be framed and motivated by an awareness of the interconnectedness of everyone and everything.