CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Gilloch Boyle, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Title | (Re)Visiting Utopia: Critical Reflections |
| Summary | In this thesis in political theory, I argue for a rethinking of utopia and utopian political thought. Instead of the typical argument to rein in utopia, to make it more ‘realistic’, I choose to advocate a liberation of utopia from the constraints of realism. This is derived from a particular engagement with the work of Thomas More, the original utopia, which I read as both a prescriptive text, but also, and more significantly, as a critically reflective text which provides commentary on More’s contemporary society. I then proceed to utilise more contemporary post-colonial, neo-Marxist, and analytical philosophy to emphasise the significance and the power of utopia as critique. In particular, I argue that utopia, viewed as critical and reflective, and which does not seek to be constrained by the realistic, is of particular significance for conceiving of transformative practice, unsettling what is otherwise taken for granted. |
| Supervisor | Miklosi, Zoltan |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/gilloch-boyle_thomas.pdf |
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