The Ends of Utopian Thinking in Critical Theory / / Nina Rismal.
"The book offers a critical account of how utopian thinking became defeated as a tool of philosophy whose explicit objective has been to not only analyse but emancipate the world. While such philosophy was originally inseparable from ideas of a radically better society it aimed to realise, many...
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| Superior document: | Historical Materialism Book Series ; Volume 290 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historical materialism book series ;
Volume 290. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
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| Summary: | "The book offers a critical account of how utopian thinking became defeated as a tool of philosophy whose explicit objective has been to not only analyse but emancipate the world. While such philosophy was originally inseparable from ideas of a radically better society it aimed to realise, many of its most influential practitioners today object to the use of utopian ideas. Countering this scepticism, the book argues in favour of utopian thinking. By elucidating a concept of utopia freed of its alleged pitfalls, the book contends that utopian thinking indeed presents an important resource for achieving emancipatory social goals"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 900467845X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Nina Rismal. |