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Utopia - Thomas More, Clarence H. Miller
Utopia
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First published in 1516, Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveller Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason. Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's... show more
First published in 1516, Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveller Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason. Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's rights, state-sponsored education, colonialism, and justified warfare, Utopia seems remarkably contemporary nearly five centuries after it was written, and it remains a foundational text in philosophy and political theory. Precminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller does justice to the full range of More's rhetoric in this new translation. Professor Miller includes a helpful introduction that outlines some of the important problems and issues that Utopia raises, and also provides informative commentary to assist the reader throughout this challenging and rewarding exploration of the meaning of political community.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780300084290 (0300084293)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages no: 173
Edition language: English
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What I am reading
What I am reading rated it
3.5 Utopian Nightmares
This book includes the three basic utopian texts and a little bit of an explanatory appendix (all in German btw). After diving into some dystopian fiction in October, I was interested to see what the optimistic viewpoint of the future in an ideal state might look like. For all of you who are interes...
Garden-of-Stars
Garden-of-Stars rated it
3.0 Utopia
It's nice to finally have something concrete to associate with the term "utopia" beyond just the typical fantastical ravings of the curious mind. Both thought provoking and fascinating to consider in terms of what this work is as a work of fiction, "Utopia" falls somewhere between easy and difficult...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
2.5 Utopia by Thomas More
bookshelves: published-1516, summer-2014, essays, nonfiction, gutenberg-project, e-book, play-dramatisation, radio-4, tudor, re-visit-2016, winter-20152016, philosophy, utopian Recommended to Bettie☯ by: Literature of the English Country House Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from June 0...
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it
4.5 More's Utopia
Its a bit surprising that I have not read Utopia. The work especially the first half of it, which recounts a dinner party and is only indirectly about the land of Utopia is quite charming. I was surprised about quite how breezy and easy to read it was. It reads almost like a satire, but in revers...
Emad Attely [The Book Nerd]
Emad Attely [The Book Nerd] rated it
4.0 Utopia
كلنا نحلم بذلك المكان الجميل، المليء بالفراشات!إذا كنت تعتقد أن مثل هذا المكان غير موجود على أرض الواقع، فأنت مخطىء تماماً! إنه موجود! وهناك شخص واحد زاره وعاد قبل مدة كي يخبرنا عن مباهجه وعن مدى روعته وإبهاره! هذا الشخص هو رافائيل هايثلوداي، راوي قصة :: يوتوبيا:: :)يوتوبيا (المدينة الفاضلة) ليست كا...
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