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Utopia (Paperback)
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Utopia (Paperback)
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Loot Price R477
Discovery Miles 4 770
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Human beings universally dream of a better world. For centuries
they have expressed their yearning for ways of life that are free
from oppression, want and fear, through philosophy, art, film and
literature. In this concise and engaging book, Mark Jendrysik
examines the multifarious ways utopians have posed the question of
how human beings might establish justice and realize truly human
values. Drawing upon a range of sources, from Plato's Republic and
Thomas More's Utopia to Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed, he
argues that, though for many utopia means 'demanding the
impossible', the goals that seemed out of reach for one generation
are often realized in the next. Nonetheless, he shows that, while
utopian thought points toward our most noble aspirations, it also
illustrates the dangers of totalitarianism, of the surveillance
state and of global climate change. This engaging book will be an
invaluable guide for anyone seeking to understand how, for good or
ill, utopian aspirations shape our lives, even in times that seem
designed to close off dreams of a better world.
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