Utopias In Ancient Thought

Author : Pierre Destrée,Jan Opsomer,Geert Roskam
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110733129

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Utopias in Ancient Thought by Pierre Destrée,Jan Opsomer,Geert Roskam Pdf

This collection deals with utopias in the Greek and Roman worlds. Plato is the first and foremost name that comes to mind and, accordingly, 3 chapters (J. Annas; D. El Murr; A. Hazistavrou) are devoted to his various approaches to utopia in the Republic, Timaeus and Laws. But this volume's central vocation and originality comes from our taking on that theme in many other philosophical authors and literary genres. The philosophers include Aristotle (Ch. Horn) but also Cynics (S. Husson), Stoics (G. Reydams-Schils) and Cicero (S. McConnell). Other literary genres include comedic works from Aristophanes up to Lucian (G. Sissa; S. Kidd; N.I. Kuin) and history from Herodotus up to Diodorus Siculus (T. Lockwood; C. Atack; I. Sulimani). A last comparative chapter is devoted to utopias in Ancient China (D. Engels).

Author : Howard P. Segal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118234310

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Utopias by Howard P. Segal Pdf

This brief history connects the past and present of utopianthought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up topresent day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Explores the purpose of utopias, what they reveal about thesocieties who conceive them, and how utopias have changed over thecenturies Unique in including both non-Western and Western visions ofutopia Explores the many forms utopias have taken – propheciesand oratory, writings, political movements, world's fairs, physicalcommunities – and also discusses high-tech and cyberspacevisions for the first time The first book to analyze the implicitly utopian dimensions ofreform crusades like Technocracy of the 1930s and ModernizationTheory of the 1950s, and the laptop classroom initiatives of recentyears

Author : Doyne Dawson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Communism
ISBN : 9780195069839

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Cities of the Gods by Doyne Dawson Pdf

This historical study of the theory of Utopian communism in ancient Greek thought identifies and assesses the reasons for the decline in Utopian traditions after 150 BC. The author examines the evidence of the survival of Utopian traditions; particularly their influence on early Christianity.

Author : Frank Edward MANUEL,Fritzie Prigohzy Manuel,Frank Edward Manuel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 907 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674040564

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Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank Edward MANUEL,Fritzie Prigohzy Manuel,Frank Edward Manuel Pdf

The authors have structured five centuries of utopian invention by identifying successive constellations, groups of thinkers joined by common social and moral concerns. Within this framework they analyze individual writings, in the context of the author's life and of the socio-economic, religious, and political exigencies of his time.

Author : Frank Edward Manuel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Utopias
ISBN : PSU:000029526901

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Utopias and Utopian Thought by Frank Edward Manuel Pdf

Essays on the ideal human society, ranging in time from ancient Greece to the twentieth century.

Author : Joyce Oramel Hertzler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000734751

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The History of Utopian Thought by Joyce Oramel Hertzler Pdf

This book, originally published in 1923, embodies two related and yet distinct types of sociological endeavour. It is a study in the history of social thought, a field which had only been receiving serious and widespread attention in recent years, and attempts to give an historical cross-section of representative Utopian thought at the time. But it is also a study in social idealism, a study in the origin, selection and potency of those social ideas and ideals that occasional and usually exceptional men conceive, with particular emphasis upon their relation to social progress. It was the first book that attempted to give an unprejudiced, systematic treatment of the social Utopias as a whole.

Author : Joyce Oramel Hertzler
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1290717109

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The History of Utopian Thought by Joyce Oramel Hertzler Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Marie Louise Berneri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000734713

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Journey through Utopia by Marie Louise Berneri Pdf

In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment of the most important (not necessarily the most famous) Utopian writings since Plato first gave, in his Republic, a literary form to the dreams of a Golden Age and of ideal societies which had doubtless been haunting man since the beginning of the conscious discussion of social problems. It is more than a mere compilation and criticism of Utopias, it brings out in a striking way the close and fateful relationship between Utopian thought and social reality, and takes its place among the important books which had appeared in the previous few years, warning us, from various points of view, of the doom that awaits those who are foolish enough to put their trust in an ordered and regimented world.

Author : James M. Morris,Andrea L Kross
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810863354

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The A to Z of Utopianism by James M. Morris,Andrea L Kross Pdf

This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present. The text not only covers utopian communities worldwide, but also its ideas from the well known such as those expounded in Thomas More's Utopia and the ideas of philosophers and reformers from ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and from notable 20th-century figures. Included are the descriptions of utopian experiments attempted in the United Sates, like those of the Shakers, Oneida, Robert Owen, and the Fourierists, and elsewhere throughout the world from Europe to Australia, Latin America, and the Far East. Major utopian literary works and their literary counterparts and dystopian novels are also profiled because these have fueled the fires of time-honored arguments about the feasibility of creating a perfect society. From the early theoreticians and thinkers who proposed republican, democratic, and authoritarian innovations; to those who sought equality of classes, races, and genders; to those who insisted on hierarchy under a supreme leader, or god; and to those who had more practical economic, social, and ethical plans, this reference enables the reader to explore the Western mind's desire to improve the world and the lives of the people within it as utopianism has persisted over the centuries.

Author : Bronwen Neil,Kosta Simic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429827891

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Memories of Utopia by Bronwen Neil,Kosta Simic Pdf

These essays examine how various communities remembered and commemorated their shared past through the lens of utopia and its corollary, dystopia, providing a framework for the reinterpretation of rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political realities of the turbulent period from 300 to 750 CE. The common theme of the chapters is the utopian ideals of religious groups, whether these are inscribed on the body, on the landscape, in texts, or on other cultural objects. The volume is the first to apply this conceptual framework to Late Antiquity, when historically significant conflicts arose between the adherents of four major religious identities: Greaco-Roman 'pagans', newly dominant Christians; diaspora Jews, who were more or less persecuted, depending on the current regime; and the emerging religion and power of Islam. Late Antiquity was thus a period when dystopian realities competed with memories of a mythical Golden Age, variously conceived according to the religious identity of the group. The contributors come from a range of disciplines, including cultural studies, religious studies, ancient history, and art history, and employ both theoretical and empirical approaches. This volume is unique in the range of evidence it draws upon, both visual and textual, to support the basic argument that utopia in Late Antiquity, whether conceived spiritually, artistically, or politically, was a place of the past but also of the future, even of the afterlife. Memories of Utopia will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, and art historians of the later Roman Empire, and those working on religion in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.

Author : Gregory Claeys
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691236698

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Utopianism for a Dying Planet by Gregory Claeys Pdf

How the utopian tradition offers answers to today’s environmental crises In the face of Earth’s environmental breakdown, it is clear that technological innovation alone won’t save our planet. A more radical approach is required, one that involves profound changes in individual and collective behavior. Utopianism for a Dying Planet examines the ways the expansive history of utopian thought, from its origins in ancient Sparta and ideas of the Golden Age through to today's thinkers, can offer moral and imaginative guidance in the face of catastrophe. The utopian tradition, which has been critical of conspicuous consumption and luxurious indulgence, might light a path to a society that emphasizes equality, sociability, and sustainability. Gregory Claeys unfolds his argument through a wide-ranging consideration of utopian literature, social theory, and intentional communities. He defends a realist definition of utopia, focusing on ideas of sociability and belonging as central to utopian narratives. He surveys the development of these themes during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries before examining twentieth- and twenty-first-century debates about alternatives to consumerism. Claeys contends that the current global warming limit of 1.5C (2.7F) will result in cataclysm if there is no further reduction in the cap. In response, he offers a radical Green New Deal program, which combines ideas from the theory of sociability with proposals to withdraw from fossil fuels and cease reliance on unsustainable commodities. An urgent and comprehensive search for antidotes to our planet’s destruction, Utopianism for a Dying Planet asks for a revival of utopian ideas, not as an escape from reality, but as a powerful means of changing it.

Author : Krishan Kumar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Utopian socialism
ISBN : UCSD:31822006471296

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Utopianism by Krishan Kumar Pdf

A text which examines the definition of "utopia". The author argues that it should be seen within its cultural and historical context, as a Western tradition of social and political thought, rather than as a vague universal paradise.

Author : Dorothy F. Donnelly
Publisher : Basingstoke, Hampshire MacMillan
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Order (Philosophy)
ISBN : 0333741501

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Patterns of Order and Utopia by Dorothy F. Donnelly Pdf

Today the term utopia is applied to any philosophy that contains traces of what is called utopian thought - any social, intellectual, political, religious, or psychological theory that speculates about the possibility of someday achieving the good life. Yet this looseness in definition did not always exist. This text looks at how an historical shift in attitude regarding the notion of order directly influenced both the tradition of utopian thought and additional other worldly concepts of an ideal existence. The study tracks the changes in point of view from the Greek period through the Middle Ages and up to the Renaissance. Author Dorothy Donnelly argues that the concept of order is a central clue to an understanding of the differences among utopias on the one hand, and between utopias and otherworldly visions of an ideal existence on the other. Donnelly begins with an analysis of Plato's Republic and concludes with a discussion on the subject of order and ideal existence that is found in Francis Bacon's New Atlantis.

Author : Joyce Oramel Hertzler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1528062809

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The History of Utopian Thought (Classic Reprint) by Joyce Oramel Hertzler Pdf

Excerpt from The History of Utopian Thought In the second part Of this work we will appraise and analyze the Utopias, their writers, and their utopianism and the role of ideas and ideals contained therein. This program also de mands an investigation as to any contributions they have made in human advance, and any visible influence Of their potency. Of course, it also necessitates an analysis Of their shortcomings. Finally, it involves a treatment Of the effect Of the evolutionary conception and the theory Of history which came with it, on the utopian idea and the consequent changes in the type Of Utopias. Throughout it is essentially a study Of social ideas and ideals, - the influence Of environment and events in producing them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Francisco L. Lisi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Political science
ISBN : 389665540X

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Utopia, Ancient and Modern by Francisco L. Lisi Pdf