Utopian Dilemma in the Western Political Imagination

In this volume, John Farrell shows that political utopias have a perennial opponent, the honor-based culture of aristocracy that dominated most of the world from ancient times into early modernity and whose status-based competitive psychology persists to the present day.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Farrell is the Waldo W. Neikirk Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College, where he has been teaching since 1990.

Zusammenfassung

In this volume, John Farrell shows that political utopias have a perennial opponent, the honor-based culture of aristocracy that dominated most of the world from ancient times into early modernity and whose status-based competitive psychology persists to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Farrell John, John Farrell
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2024
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik
• EAN: 9781032431581
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243158-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 226
• Themen: PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature, Political Theory, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Literature: history & criticism, egalitarianism, social justice philosophy, honor culture, western intellectual history, utopian versus heroic values debate, aristocratic values