Modernity, Covid-19, and coloniality in Peru introductory notes

Abstract

The currentcrisis of global modernity is colored, to a large extent, by the discomfort generated  by  Covid-19,  as  severe  threats  that  draw  a  gray  horizon,  bearer  of  mistrust, uncertainty and fear of a future that can replicate the nebulous forces of coloniality in all parts of the planet. The study does not wait to be finished, it only traces some central ideas of social life, the important thing is to highlight some cardinal elements that allow us to understand the  present  critical  times.  It  is  interesting  to  recall for  analysis  the  transformations  of  the modern global  pattern  and  the  possible  impacts that they  generate  in  Peru.  Experiences  of social  life  affected  by  the  pandemic  show  that  only  the  development  of  a  logic  that  goes beyond   the   market  has  the   possibility.   The   fear   of   the   disease   has  to   overcome   the individualism  of the  market,  there  is  a  need  to  recover  the collective  energy that  produces affection,  the  trust  of  the  lasting  company  with  others  and  the  strength  of  the  community. Starting  point  that  makes  it  possible  to  place  the  dignified  life  of  people  at  the  center  of society. Guaranteeing that fundamental rights are the proper condition of being human.