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- Title: Power, Utopia, And the Manipulation of the Historical Consciousness: Perspectives from Collingwood (R. G. Collingwood) (Essay)
- Author : Utopian Studies
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 260 KB
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Abstract A recurrent misconception about the concept of utopia fails to realize fully that its essential endeavor constitutes a speculative act involving the distribution of power and resources. Consequently, utopian desire is closely linked to structures of power and can be manipulated by interests in positions of influence within these structures. It is these connections to the machinations of power that bring utopian visions their potential for social/political influence. However, these same types of links also provide avenues for these conceptions to be cynically influenced in ways that can usurp individual autonomy.