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Utopia : Key Concepts in Political Theory - Mark Stephen Jendrysik

Utopia

By: Mark Stephen Jendrysik

Hardcover | 6 March 2020 | Edition Number 1

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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 Platoâs Republic and Thomas Moreâs Utopia to Ursula Le Guinâs The Dispossessed, he argues that, though for many utopia means âdemanding the impossibleâ, 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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