Utopian Literature and Science: From the Scientific Revolution to Brave New World and Beyond

Parrinder, Patrick

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-08-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137456779

DOI: 10.1057/9781137456786

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 222