Effects and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on contemporary society: the eternal return of pandemics

This article explores the recurrence of pandemics in contemporary society and their impacts, with regard to the health emergency experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia and the world. For this purpose, an analysis of the impact of pandemics with certain historical traceability is made, followed by a theoretical exploration of the current situation, observed through the notion of eternal return raised by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the perspectives of some contemporary philosophers on this phenomenon that has affected the lives of all individuals and that, undoubtedly, suggests enormous changes and challenges for the development of future life.