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The COVID-19 crisis highlights the need for togetherness. Current narrow definitions of solidarity, based on in-group biases, are ineffective and discriminatory, potentially worsening the pandemic. A radical, inclusive form of togetherness, termed agape, is proposed.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Ethics

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates global cooperation and collective action.
  • The concept of 'togetherness' is central to combating the virus and preventing a tragedy of the commons.
  • Divergent global responses reveal challenges to achieving unified action.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze geographical and social dissonances in global togetherness during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • To critically examine the prevailing notions of solidarity employed in crisis response.
  • To propose an alternative, more inclusive conceptualization of togetherness for effective crisis management.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of 'togetherness' and solidarity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Examination of conflicting tendencies: utilitarian locking up, nationalistic locking in, and exclusionary locking out.
  • Ethical critique of in-group solidarity versus universal solidarity.

Main Results:

  • Current crisis responses often rely on narrow, in-group solidarity (based on age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, or fitness).
  • These limited definitions of togetherness are ineffective and discriminatory.
  • Such approaches may prolong or exacerbate the COVID-19 crisis.

Conclusions:

  • The prevailing, exclusionary forms of togetherness are inadequate for effectively and equitably managing the COVID-19 crisis.
  • A shift towards a radical, non-dividing form of solidarity, termed agape, is essential.
  • Adopting agape can lead to more effective and non-discriminatory crisis response, potentially shortening the pandemic's duration and impact.