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Letter to the editor.
Abigail Ash1, Ifor Capel2, Bethan Graf3
1BMBS BMedSci MRCP Acute internal medicine St7, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Acute Medicine
|October 6, 2020
Summary
Emerging from emergencies, new possibilities arise as old certainties dissolve. This dynamic highlights the inherent link between danger and innovation.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy of Science
- Sociology of Change
Background:
- Societal structures and established norms often create a sense of certainty.
- Periods of crisis or emergency disrupt these established norms and create uncertainty.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the relationship between crisis and the emergence of novelty.
- To analyze the dual nature of emergencies as both destructive and generative.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of philosophical and sociological theories.
- Exploration of historical and contemporary case studies of societal shifts.
Main Results:
- Emergencies act as catalysts, breaking down old certainties and creating a void.
- This void allows for the emergence of new ideas, structures, and possibilities.
- The process is inherently dualistic, involving both risk (danger) and opportunity (possibility).
Conclusions:
- Societal transformation is often precipitated by crises.
- The concepts of danger and possibility are intrinsically linked during periods of emergence.
- Understanding this duality is key to navigating and shaping societal change.
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