Utopia: The Potential and Prospect of the Human Condition

by George Kateb

Book Overview

Amid the twentieth century's seemingly overwhelming problems, some thinkers dared to envisage a world order governed by utopian proposals that would eliminate--or at least alleviate--the evils of society and secure positive advantages for all human beings. Others found this utopian optimism a hopeless fantasy and predicted a utopian order only repressiveness, boredom, and the impoverishment of human experience. The unique gathering of articles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202361888
• ISBN13: 9780202361888
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"