Zozobra (emotion)

Zozobra is a Spanish word for distress. The Mexican philosopher Emilio Uranga has used the term to describe a specific form of existential anxiety related to uncertainty and ambiguity, following its usage by the poet Ramón López Velarde.[1][2]

This article is about the form of existential anxiety. For the effigy burning, see Zozobra. For the metal band, see Zozobra (band).

The term has been used to describe the feelings of uncertainty and distress in the United States due to the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political events of the Trump presidency and 2020 U.S. presidential election.[3]

References
  1. Sánchez, Carlos Alberto (3 March 2019). "(M)Existentialism - The Philosophers' Magazine". www.philosophersmag.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. "To be accidental is to be human: on the philosophy of Mexicanness – Carlos Alberto Sánchez & Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr". Aeon. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. Sánchez, Carlos Alberto; Gallegos, Francisco. "Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else? It's called 'zozobra,' and Mexican philosophers have some advice". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-01-30.


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