David Cayley’s Questions About the Current Pandemic from the Point of View of Ivan Illich

If you read my blog, you might already know who David Cayley is. He accomplished a remarkable task in recording and publicizing the thought of Ivan Illich, especially his later thinking. The other day, he posted this to his blog, and it was promptly re-blogged by Giorgio Agamben at Quodlibet. I think it’s one of the most helpful essays on the pandemic that’s been written. Follow the link, please:

Questions About the Current Pandemic From the Point of View of Ivan Illich - davidcayley.com

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Biosecurity and Politics (Giorgio Agamben)

The Sacredness of this Nothingness

Agamben and the coronavirus pandemic: list of interventions

Ivan Illich on the “unpluggers who seek new forms of dwelling,” and some words on the vernacular