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UNINA9910779455503321 |
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The philosophy of utopia / / editor, Barbara Goodwin |
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London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2001 |
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1-136-33763-6 |
0-203-04556-4 |
1-283-88499-2 |
1-136-33756-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This group of studies first appeared in a special issue on 'The philosophy of utopia' of Critical review of international social and political philosophy 3/2&3 (summer/autumn 2000)--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; THE PHILOSOPHY OF UTOPIA; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 'Nothing is, but what is not': Utopias as Practical Political Philosophy; For Utopia: The (Limits of the) Utopian Function in Late Capitalist Society; The Eternal Present of Utopianism; Isaiah Berlin, William Morris, and the Politics of Utopia; Utopianism and National Identity; The Romanian Utopia: The Role of the Intelligentsia in the Communist Implementation of a New Human Paradigm; The Treatment of the 'Woman Question' in Radical Utopian Political Thought; Green Utopias of Self and Other |
The Illusion of Permanence: Work Motivation and Membership Turnover at Twin Oaks CommunityScientific Utopianism in Francis Bacon and H.G. Wells: From Salomon's House to The Open Conspiracy; Biotechnology and Utopia; Religious Narrative, Post-Secularism and Utopia; The Law-Based Utopia; Abstracts; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection addresses the important function of utopianism in social and political philosophy and includes debate on what its future role will be in a period dominated by dystopian nightmare scenarios. |
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