Values for a Post-Pandemic Future

Abstract The costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to be calculated, but they include loss millions lives and destruction countless livelihoods. What is certain that SARS-CoV-2 virus has changed way we live for foreseeable future. It forced many in ways would have previously thought impossible. As well as challenging scientists medical professionals address urgent value conflicts short term, raised slower-burning questions corporations, public institutions, governments, policymakers. In simple terms, brought what care about into sharp relief, both collectively individually. Whether this revaluation our values will last beyond current unknown. Once been tamed, desire return previous irresistible? Or living under conditions taught us something incorporated how design future technologies? These hard ethics technology, which volume aims explore address.