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Wind and whirlwind : utopian and dystopian themes in literature and philosophy / by Ágnes Heller, Riccardo Mazzeo.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Heller, Agnes, author.
Series:
Value inquiry book series ; Volume 339.
Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics.
Value inquiry book series ; Volume 339
Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics
Standardized Title:
Vento e il vortice. English
Language:
English
Italian
Subjects (All):
Utopias--History.
Utopias.
Dystopias--History.
Dystopias.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (127 pages).
Place of Publication:
Leiden Boston : Brill | Rodopi, 2019.
Summary:
In Wind and Whirlwind the great philosopher Ágnes Heller and social scientist Riccardo Mazzeo explain the pros and cons of utopias and dystopias as they are described in literary works and their relevance to understand the world we live in and the hidden consequences of apparently appealing life trajectories.
Contents:
Front Matter
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
From Utopia to Dystopia: Dreams and Projects of Historical Imagination
On the Historicity of Imagination
The Golden Age, the Philosophical Constructions of “the Just State”
Reflections on the Utopian Moment and the New RepublicanismAre All Revolutions Betrayed? On “Socialist” Utopias. The Dream of the “Anthropological Turn”
The Dystopian Moment and the Last Utopias
Dystopias of the Twenty-First Century: the Bank of Critical Thinking
The Circle
The Possibility of an Island
2084: the End of the World
The Beacon of Psychoanalysis on the Billowing Ocean of Utopia
Some Reservations on Utopia
Back Matter
Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
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ISBN:
90-04-41027-9
OCLC:
1110672637
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004410275 DOI

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