Life in the Time of Cholera: Lessons on a Pandemic – George Prochnik

George Prochnik reminds us of Heinrich Heine’s account of Paris’s 1832 cholera pandemic and asks: What is necessary passion and courage?

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Emergence Magazine Podcast

Connecting the Threads between Ecology, Culture, and Spirituality

Wissenschaft , Gesellschaft & Kultur , Religion & Spiritualität

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vor 5 Jahren

As sirens fill the streets of London, George Prochnik recalls a
revolutionary poet’s account of the 1832 cholera pandemic that
unfolded in Paris. While watching history repeat itself in
devastating refrain, George wonders: What is hysteria? What is
necessary passion and courage? How can we respond both lucidly and
compassionately as this disaster progresses? Learn more about your
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