COVID-19 moral dilemmas viewed through Eastern and Western philosophy
COVID-19 has been a considerable major stress factor and has led to a great increase in psychological illnesses. Literature related to spirituality and philosophy can provide solace in times like these. We have taken excerpts from Bhagwad Gita which is a spiritual and philosophical scripture, existe...
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oai:doaj.org-article:1187a23d2990401eb410bbf03ed4c6de2021-11-12T10:11:30ZCOVID-19 moral dilemmas viewed through Eastern and Western philosophy0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328828https://doaj.org/article/1187a23d2990401eb410bbf03ed4c6de2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=273;epage=276;aulast=Magguhttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795COVID-19 has been a considerable major stress factor and has led to a great increase in psychological illnesses. Literature related to spirituality and philosophy can provide solace in times like these. We have taken excerpts from Bhagwad Gita which is a spiritual and philosophical scripture, existential philosopher Albert Camus's La Peste and the myth of Sisyphus and writings of the philosopher Immanule Kant. These literary masterpieces can provide a wealth of guidance and solace to both the medical fraternity and affected people and their caregivers.“We tell ourselves that pestilence is a mere bogy of the mind, a bad dream that will pass away. But it doesn't always pass away and from one bad dream to another, it is men who pass away.” –Albert CamusGaurav MagguSandeep SharmaRajon JaishySurabhi JangidWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlecovid 19; pandemic; moralityPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 273-276 (2021) |
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COVID-19 has been a considerable major stress factor and has led to a great increase in psychological illnesses. Literature related to spirituality and philosophy can provide solace in times like these. We have taken excerpts from Bhagwad Gita which is a spiritual and philosophical scripture, existential philosopher Albert Camus's La Peste and the myth of Sisyphus and writings of the philosopher Immanule Kant. These literary masterpieces can provide a wealth of guidance and solace to both the medical fraternity and affected people and their caregivers.“We tell ourselves that pestilence is a mere bogy of the mind, a bad dream that will pass away. But it doesn't always pass away and from one bad dream to another, it is men who pass away.”
–Albert Camus |
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COVID-19 moral dilemmas viewed through Eastern and Western philosophy |
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COVID-19 moral dilemmas viewed through Eastern and Western philosophy |
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COVID-19 moral dilemmas viewed through Eastern and Western philosophy |
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