Significance of Disease in Modern Society and the Psychological State of Human Facing Disease

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10.2991/assehr.k.220110.195How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Disease; Albert Camus La Peste; existentialism

Abstract

French writer Albert Camus, in his novel La Peste, tells the story of an outbreak of plague in the city of Oran. During the pandemic, a group of people are led by the main character, Dr. Rieux, struggle to fight the disease, while other characters take different actions and attitudes from Dr. Rieux. By reflecting the concept of La Peste into real life, Camus shows the idea of existentialism, that is, no matter what kind of suffering people face, they should make objective judgment and strive to fight. Given the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019, fighting the disease and maintaining a rational mind, even after the initial panic or the later numbness, can help people turn the tide and demonstrate the fearless spirit of liberal humanitarianism.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ziyuan Xu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/28
TI  - Significance of Disease in Modern Society and the Psychological State of Human Facing Disease
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1036
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SN  - 2352-5398
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