Under the spell of SARS-CoV-2: A closer look at the sociopolitical dynamics

Neha Khetrapal, Gunjan Khera

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Abstract

Sitting on the fine line between pathogen ‘transmissibility’ and ‘severity’, the Behavioural Immune System (BIS) is responsible for activating behaviours that minimise infection risks and maximise fitness. To achieve self-preservation, the BIS also fuels social and political attitudes. We aim to explain societal changes that may be sparked by COVID-19 by highlighting links between human evolutionary history and our psychological faculties mediated by the BIS.

Original languageEnglish
Article number69
JournalHistory and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • Authoritarianism
  • Pandemic
  • Self-preservation
  • Social and political changes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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