Utopia

Human beings universally dream of a better world. For centuries they have expressed their yearning for ways of life that are free from oppression, want and fear, through philosophy, art, film and literature.<br /> <br />In this concise and engaging book, Mark Jendrysik examines the multifarious ways utopians have posed the question of how human beings might establish justice and realize truly human values. Drawing upon a range of sources, from Plato’s <i>Republic</i> and Thomas More’s <i>Utopia</i> to Ursula Le Guin’s <i>The Dispossessed</i>, he argues that, though for many utopia means ‘demanding the impossible’, the goals …