We are all in the same boat. Book review: Pandemic Covid-19 shakes the world by Slavoj Zizek

Abstract

Pandemic Covid-19 shakes the world, is the first part of two works that the philosopher Slavoj Zizek dedicates to the pandemic crisis that paralyzed the world in 2020. During the world quarantine, Zizek reviews and persuades the reader about the role of the state and the role that, as a community, we must assume to ensure our survival. Throughout the work, the author reviews the political, economic, social effects, etc. with provocative allegories, moments of unabashed sincerity and shared fears. Zizek challenges the reader towards a new form of communism, in which it is understood that we are all in the same boat and that we must avoid descending into global barbarism.