Utopia 1516-2016 : More's eccentric essay and its activist aftermath /

This year marks the five-hundredth anniversary of Thomas More's widely influential book Utopia, and this volume brings together a number of scholars to consider the book, its long afterlife, and specifically its effects on political activists over the centuries. In addition to thorough studies...

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Інші автори: Sissa, Giulia, 1954- (Редактор), Ruler, J. A. van, 1963- (Редактор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
Онлайн доступ:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1498667
Зміст:
  • Introduction; Part 1: The book; A praise of pain; Bodies, morals, and religion; Part 2: Original reception; Realism vs utopianism; From Thomas More to Thomas Smith; Part 3: Philosophical criticism; Reflections on the utopian mind; Utopianism in today's health care; Part 4: Philosophical acclaim; Utopianism and its discontents; The integrity of exacerbated ambiguity; Index.