Rethinking What We Owe Each Other

Abstract

Note: This commentary was first published on 13 August 20201 by Singapore Policy Journal at the Harvard Kennedy School. A link to the original publication can be found here: https://spj.hkspublications.org/2021/08/13/rethinking-what-we-owe-each-other/This commentary explores our moral obligations to one another during COVID-19. It discusses the importance of social responsibility and how it maps onto the provisions and shortcomings of existing tracking technologies used to curb the spread of the virus. From the angle of beneficence – acting to promote good to others and the common good – we explore possibilities for our control strategies and the community going forward.