Lucian BOIA, Una pandemia inesperada

Miguel Ángel Gómez Mendoza translates Lucian Boia’s essay, "An Unexpected Pandemic," which examines COVID-19 through a historical lens. Boia challenges Yuval Noah Harari’s technological optimism, highlighting modern society's vulnerability to natural disasters. Despite medical progress, globalization and urbanization have accelerated viral spread. Ultimately, Boia views the crisis as a "painful lesson in modesty," forcing humanity to acknowledge historical unpredictability and reconsider the perceived safety of our interconnected, globalized future.THIS ABSTRACT IS GENERATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.