Utopian Literature and Science
From the Scientific Revolution to Brave New World and Beyond
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Patrick Parrinder | ISBN: | 9781137456786 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patrick Parrinder |
| ISBN: | 9781137456786 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Scientific progress is usually seen as a precondition of modern utopias, but science and utopia are frequently at odds. Ranging from Galileo's observations with the telescope to current ideas of the post-human and the human-animal boundary, this study brings a fresh perspective to the paradoxes of utopian thinking since Plato.
Scientific progress is usually seen as a precondition of modern utopias, but science and utopia are frequently at odds. Ranging from Galileo's observations with the telescope to current ideas of the post-human and the human-animal boundary, this study brings a fresh perspective to the paradoxes of utopian thinking since Plato.
