Dustin Peone is Instructor of Liberal Studies at Mercer University and a fellow of the Institute for Vico Studies in Atlanta. He has taught philosophy and Core studies at Emory University and Oglethorpe University. He is also the author of Memory as Philosophy, Shame, Fame, and the Technological Mentality, and Making Philosophy Laugh.
An invaluable book, beautifully written in a classical style characterized by clarity and wit.--Brian P. Quaranta, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine, Duke University Peone's book offers penetrating and essential insight about what is necessary for human flourishing in pandemic conditions. This should be read by anyone wishing to understand not only how to survive, but how to live well in dark and unsettling times.--Rebecca U. Thorpe, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington This is a unique and timely work, offering the reader a systematic and historical perspective on the difficult and dangerous conditions of the present time.--Donald Phillip Verene, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Emory University