Educated hope: Ernst Bloch on Abstract and Concrete Utopia.

Discusses philosopher Ernst Bloch's distinction between abstract and concrete utopia. Role of the distinction between abstract and concrete utopia; Relationship between Marxism and utopia; Conflict between the epistemological difficulty of differentiating abstract from concrete utopia.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Utopian Studies Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 13 - 27
Main Author:	Levitas, Ruth
Format:	Article
Published:	Pennsylvania State University Press 1990
Subjects:	Bloch, Ernst, 1885-1977 Utopias Criticism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Discusses philosopher Ernst Bloch's distinction between abstract and concrete utopia. Role of the distinction between abstract and concrete utopia; Relationship between Marxism and utopia; Conflict between the epistemological difficulty of differentiating abstract from concrete utopia.