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Item Details
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VOYAGE TO UTOPIAS
A FICTIONAL GUIDE THROUGH SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY |
| By: |
Tony Fitzpatrick |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£67.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847420982 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847420985 |
| Publisher: |
POLICY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2010 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
This fascinating fictional account introduces key ideas in social and political philosophy in a funny, informative and entertaining way. The reader will learn about freedom, responsibility, justice and fairness and see how these are played out in the different utopian futures of a range of socio-political regimes. |
| Synopsis: |
This fascinating fictional account will introduce the reader to key ideas in social and political philosophy. It presents crucial skills of philosophical investigation in an accessible, rigorous and light-hearted way. The novel is funny, informative and entertaining, allowing the reader to experience often complex ideas from the 'inside' by using skills they will have acquired, unconsciously, from films, TV and novels. The reader will learn about freedom, responsibility, justice and fairness and see how these are played out in the different utopian futures of a range of socio-political regimes. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers using the book, which is available from the link above. This work of fiction covers the following philosophies: Market Liberal; Marxist/Communist; Communitarian/Republican; Moral Conservative; Egalitarian/Socialist; Social Democratic; Feminist; and Ecological. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Policy Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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