These original essays contributed by leading thinkers aim to
revitalize utopian thinking and apply it to contemporary national
and international politics. Radical political thought of the 20th
century was dominated by utopia, but the failure of communism in
Eastern Europe and its disavowal in China has brought on the need
for a new model of utopian thought. This book thus seeks to
redefine the concept of utopia and bring it to bear on today's
politics. The original essays, contributed by key thinkers such as
Gianni Vattimo and Jean-Luc Nancy, highlight the connection between
utopian theory and practice. The book reassesses the legacy of
utopia and conceptualizes alternatives to the neo-liberal,
technocratic regimes prevalent in today's world. It argues that
only utopia in its existential sense, grounded in the lived time
and space of politics, can distance itself from mainstream ideology
and not be at the service of technocratic regimes, while paying
attention to the material conditions of human life. "Existential
Utopia" offers a new and exciting interpretation of utopia in
contemporary culture and a much-needed intervention into the
philosophical and political discussion of utopian thinking that is
both accessible to students and comprehensive.
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