Over a year has passed since COVID-19 forced the world to shut its doors.

Millions of lives have been lost, and millions more have undergone radical change.

At times, many of us have wished to see loved ones, friends and colleagues.

We've longed to play sports, attend shows, and travel the world.

We've hoped that everything can return to normal, but should it?

What if this pandemic has highlighted issues in our societies that have been ignored or

marginalized for too long? What if normal made the

pandemic worse than it needed to be? And what if normal is part of the problem? According to philosopher

Vittorio Bufaki, this is precisely the case. Everything must change. Vittorio Bufaki is a senior

lecturer in philosophy at University College

Cork, specializing it in questions concerning social injustice, human rights, and political violence.

As we shall see, Bufaki's work demonstrates that philosophy can and should engage with the

most pressing social issues of our time.

Philosophy, says Bufaki, can navigate us towards better ideas and a better world.

And it is during times of crisis that we need it most. Hello and welcome to episode 97 of the Panseye cast.

I'm the nasty, brutish and short Jack Symes, and I'm joined once again by the canteen who never leaves his hometown of

Kinnisburg, pandemic or not, it's Mr. Andrew Horton. Hello. And our roadmap out of

inequality, it's Dr. Vittorio Bufaki. Thank you so much for inviting me. It's a pleasure to have

you on, Vittoria. Just a quick warning to listeners before we get going. There's going to be

some delicate topics

discussed in this episode relating to death, assault and the COVID-19 pandemic as well.

If you've preferred something a little more cheery, why not check out our episodes on slavery,

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