Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West
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Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West is a critical theoretical study by Susan Buck-Morss that examines the rise and collapse of 20th-century mass utopian projects in both capitalist and socialist societies.
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Target entity: Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West Context triple: [Susan Buck-Morss, notableWork, Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West]
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The Decline of Utopian Ideas in the West
"The Decline of Utopian Ideas in the West" is an essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines how Western faith in grand, perfectible social schemes eroded in light of historical experience, pluralism, and the dangers of ideological absolutism.
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The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is the subtitle of John Ralston Saul’s book "Voltaire’s Bastards," which critiques how Western societies have elevated rationalism and technocratic thinking above ethics, common sense, and democratic values.
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Critique, Norm, and Utopia
"Critique, Norm, and Utopia" is a major philosophical work by Seyla Benhabib that examines critical theory, normative foundations of democracy, and the role of utopian thinking in social and political life.
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E.
Modern Social Imaginaries
Modern Social Imaginaries is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how shared social understandings and collective imaginaries shape modern Western institutions, practices, and identities.
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Target entity: Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West Target entity description: Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West is a critical theoretical study by Susan Buck-Morss that examines the rise and collapse of 20th-century mass utopian projects in both capitalist and socialist societies.
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A.
The Decline of Utopian Ideas in the West
"The Decline of Utopian Ideas in the West" is an essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines how Western faith in grand, perfectible social schemes eroded in light of historical experience, pluralism, and the dangers of ideological absolutism.
-
B.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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C.
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is the subtitle of John Ralston Saul’s book "Voltaire’s Bastards," which critiques how Western societies have elevated rationalism and technocratic thinking above ethics, common sense, and democratic values.
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D.
Critique, Norm, and Utopia
"Critique, Norm, and Utopia" is a major philosophical work by Seyla Benhabib that examines critical theory, normative foundations of democracy, and the role of utopian thinking in social and political life.
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E.
Modern Social Imaginaries
Modern Social Imaginaries is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how shared social understandings and collective imaginaries shape modern Western institutions, practices, and identities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical theory study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative politics
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cultural studies ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Susan Buck-Morss ⓘ |
| compares |
capitalist societies
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socialist societies ⓘ |
| concerns |
end of the Cold War
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late capitalism ⓘ post-socialist transition ⓘ |
| examines |
ideology
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mass culture ⓘ political symbolism ⓘ state power ⓘ technology and modernity ⓘ urban space ⓘ visual culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collapse of mass utopian projects
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rise of mass utopian projects ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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intellectual history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | comparative East–West analysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
20th century history
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Cold War ⓘ aesthetics ⓘ capitalism ⓘ mass utopian projects ⓘ modernity ⓘ political imagination ⓘ socialism ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
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analysis of mass utopia in both capitalist and socialist contexts
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integration of visual and political analysis ⓘ reinterpretation of Cold War ideological divisions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Dialectics of Seeing ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
Marxist theory
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Walter Benjamin scholarship ⓘ critical theory ⓘ |
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