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Title
Utopias in ancient thought
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Destrée, Pierre (Editor)
Opsomer, Jan (Editor)
Roskam, Geert (Editor)
Subject
Utopias--Philosophy (LCSH)
Philosophy, Ancient (LCSH)
Utopias in literature (LCSH)
Utopies--Philosophie (RVM)
Philosophie ancienne (RVM)
Utopies dans la littérature (RVM)
utopian literature (AAT)
Philosophy, Ancient
Utopias in literature
Utopias--Philosophy
Language
English
Classification
DDC: 880.9372 full (Source: 23)
DDC: 180 full (Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"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)."--Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Preface / P. Destrée, J. Opsomer, G. Roskam
The quest for the best. Praise, blame, utopia / Giulia Sissa
What will we do when we get there? Utopia and dicing in Greek comedy / Stephen E. Kidd
What Thomas More learned from Herodotus about utopia / Thornton C. Lockwood
Temporality and utopia in Xenophon and Isocrates / Carol Atack
Plato's ideal society and Utopia / Julia Annas
Plato and utopia : philosophy, power, and practicability in Plato's Republic / Dimitri El Murr
Plato and the utopia within us / Antony Hatzistavrou
Aristotle's 'City of our Prayers' within the history of political utopianism / Christoph Horn
Utopia and the quest for autarkeia / Suzanne Husson
Were the later Stoics anti-utopians? / Gretchen Reydams-Schils
Cicero and the Golden Age tradition / Sean McConnell
All over the world : The utopian idea in Diodorus Siculus / Iris Sulimani
Laughter in Lucian's utopias of the dead / Inger N.I. Kuin
Tao Yuanming's 'Peach Blossom Source' and the Ideal of the 'Golden Age' in classical antiquity : utopias in ancient China and classical antiquity / David Engels
Index locorum.
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Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: preliminary
Identified By: bf:Local, 21910286 bf:Local, 020173385
Change Date: 2022-08-16T14:22:55
Creation Date: 2021-02-19
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: LC Copy Cataloging
Assigner: YDX

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