Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Prindle Post
Publication Date
4-15-2020
Abstract
All over the country, people are making headlines for violating shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders. Motivations for this behavior are diverse; some fail to recognize the gravity of the situation, some acknowledge that COVID-19 is bad, but doubt that it is a threat to them personally, others, despite a lack of expertise in infectious disease, trust their gut instincts more than they trust the opinions of experts. Some people who defiantly resist orders insist that they are doing so to protect their constitutional rights. People are hosting parties, attending church services, and engaging in life-as-usual activity. Those who have been sheltering in place for over a month look on with incredulity and, often, anger. Why do these people behave as if rules, created in emergency circumstances for the health and safety of the community at large, don’t apply to them?
Recommended Citation
Robison-Green, Rachel. "Moral Luck, Universalization, and COVID-19". The Prindle Post. https://www.prindlepost.org/2020/04/moral-luck-universalization-and-covid-19/
