Dominating, Protecting, Creating. A Philosophical Essay about Utopianist Attitudes

  • Francisco Martorell Campos University of Valencia
  • Andoni Alonso Complutense University of Madrid
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Keywords: Utopia, Dystopia, Nature, Technology, Ecology, Environment

Abstract

Environmental issues captures international attention in a daily base and shapes in a great extent the fantasies of contemporary society about an imminent Apocalypse. Again and again the end of the world is announced coupled with apocalyptic settings based in a Nature’s revenge for being victim of the irresponsible and devastating human progress. Our aim is to propose a utopian approach to environmental crisis to cope with the following issues: counter-instructions from classical utopias, anti-utopian claims against political alternatives, institutional solutions based on sustainability and paralyzing fears from a frightening ecologism. Also, we will try to elucidate ontological differences between Modern and Post-Modern utopia, reclaiming the need and feasibility of a new utopianism.
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How to Cite
Dominating, Protecting, Creating. A Philosophical Essay about Utopianist Attitudes (F. Martorell Campos & A. Alonso, Trans.). (2017). Res Publica. Revista de Historia de Las Ideas Políticas, 20(2), 357-376. https://doi.org/10.5209/RPUB.56475
Issue
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2017)
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Artículos

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