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Philosophical fantasy: Thinking utopian spaces and the space for utopian thought

Etnoantropolos̆ki problemi, 2021-12, Vol.12 (2) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Philosophical fantasy: Thinking utopian spaces and the space for utopian thought
Author: Zaharijević, Adriana ; Krstić, Predrag
Subjects: fantasy ; novelty ; other worlds ; social theory ; utopia
Is Part Of: Etnoantropolos̆ki problemi, 2021-12, Vol.12 (2)
Description: The main question of this article is why imagine other worlds. In addition to shedding light on the motivation, we also examine the imaginative processes, their resources and the associative arrangements available to imagination in the construction of new worlds. We see ‘other worlds’ as both utopian and as fantastic spaces, following the hypothesis that the space of fantasy is never entirely free. We place particular emphasis on the space and time of utopia, and on the aspect of the novelty. The paper is divided into four parts. The first takes into account the path to the other world, or the methodical problem of imagination. The second wants to portray the other world, or the limitations to imagining something entirely different and new. The third part inquires about the cost of utopian thinking: what is lost in the process, what is sacrificed to its flattening gestures? Finally, despite all these limitations, in the fourth part we consider the significance of utopian thought for social theory.
Publisher: University of Belgrade
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0353-1589
EISSN: 2334-8801
DOI: 10.21301/eap.v12i2.14
Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

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