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Fragility,
by Joan-Carles Mèlich

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A fragile world


There’s no instruction manual for life because it’s open to indeterminacy and uncertainty. Accepting our condition as beings who live in fragility means accepting our humanity.
1/4 What is fragility?

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1/4 What is fragility?


‘Precarity’ is a word on all of our lips, but we need think through what it means to live in precarious times and how this is connected with fragility.

2/4 Can technology save us from fragility?

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2/4 Can technology save us from fragility?


Technology has become an ideology, a line of politics and a culture that appear neutral, yet they hide our underlying condition as vulnerable beings.

3/4 Can knowledge save us from fragility?

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3/4 Can knowledge save us from fragility?


Accepting fragility means learning to live. We need a new knowledge that accounts for our finitude and deals with the ups and downs of life.

4/4 How can we approach life from fragility?

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4/4 How can we approach life from fragility?


A new anthropological vision of fragility demands a new ethics based on compassion and the ability to accept our mistakes.

Scientific direction: Carlos Javier González Serrano | Audiovisual production: La Diferencia

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