Political polarization as a public health problem during the COVID-19 pandemic
Political polarization, as it manifests itself in many current societies, shows that it is a phenomenon based more on the affective than on rational thought and the collation of evidence. As investigated in recent months, this phenomenon has been correlated with a lack of prevention of the spread of...
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Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/130 |
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Sumario: | Political polarization, as it manifests itself in many current societies, shows that it is a phenomenon based more on the affective than on rational thought and the collation of evidence. As investigated in recent months, this phenomenon has been correlated with a lack of prevention of the spread of COVID-19 and with the lack of interest or denial of the relevance of vaccination. Consequently, the aforementioned correlation shows that political polarization today needs to be thought of, at least to some extent, as a public health problem. |
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