The New and The Old

“The history of quarantine paradoxically indicates that people do not learn enough from history itself”. (Conti 2008)

As we have already pointed out, the indictment of modern society is its refusal to learn from its mistakes and disregard the knowledge and experience accumulated over the centuries. 

The basic premise is that knowledge is cumulative. Therefore, progress can only occur if we build on what we already know. Thus, in the spring of 2020 - facing so much uncer…