Eutopia and engagement today

The contemporary conceptions of universal basic income (by Guy Standing), tax havens extraction (by Gabriel Zucman), and climate emergency (by Christiana Figueres) are briefly presented in the form of exposition in Massive Attack’s Eutopia EP. These conceptions address the most concerning i...

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Main Author: Agatonović Miloš
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Language:deu
Published: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade 2022-01-01
Series:Filozofija i Društvo
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2022/0353-57382202447A.pdf
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description The contemporary conceptions of universal basic income (by Guy Standing), tax havens extraction (by Gabriel Zucman), and climate emergency (by Christiana Figueres) are briefly presented in the form of exposition in Massive Attack’s Eutopia EP. These conceptions address the most concerning issues of today’s world, while the concept of eutopia, proposed by Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and Mark Donne, represents “a place of well-being, as a practical aspiration,” a realistic utopia in which those issues are resolved. The present paper discusses the conceptions presented in Eutopia, assessing the possibility of the materialisation of eutopia. As suggested by Massive Attack, the ideas of Eutopia can be traced back to More’s Utopia, being rooted in a humanistic endeavour of improving humanity, inspiring engagement and search for a better and just society. Apart from discussing Eutopia, the paper explores Another Now, the political science-fiction novel by Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis’ critique of capitalism and the alternative he proposes in the novel Another Now argue along the same line as Eutopia, encouraging engagement in today’s world.
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spelling doaj.art-61fda55b889b411a801d76777cf779cb2022-12-22T03:40:36ZdeuInstitute for Philosophy and Social Theory, BelgradeFilozofija i Društvo0353-57382334-85772022-01-0133244746210.2298/FID2202447A0353-57382202447AEutopia and engagement todayAgatonović Miloš0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-1792The Academy of Applied Preschool Teaching and Health Studies - Kruševac Section, Preschool Teacher Training CollegeThe contemporary conceptions of universal basic income (by Guy Standing), tax havens extraction (by Gabriel Zucman), and climate emergency (by Christiana Figueres) are briefly presented in the form of exposition in Massive Attack’s Eutopia EP. These conceptions address the most concerning issues of today’s world, while the concept of eutopia, proposed by Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and Mark Donne, represents “a place of well-being, as a practical aspiration,” a realistic utopia in which those issues are resolved. The present paper discusses the conceptions presented in Eutopia, assessing the possibility of the materialisation of eutopia. As suggested by Massive Attack, the ideas of Eutopia can be traced back to More’s Utopia, being rooted in a humanistic endeavour of improving humanity, inspiring engagement and search for a better and just society. Apart from discussing Eutopia, the paper explores Another Now, the political science-fiction novel by Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis’ critique of capitalism and the alternative he proposes in the novel Another Now argue along the same line as Eutopia, encouraging engagement in today’s world.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2022/0353-57382202447A.pdfthomas more’s utopiaengagementmassive attack’s eutopiayanis varoufakis’ another now
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yanis varoufakis’ another now
title Eutopia and engagement today
title_full Eutopia and engagement today
title_fullStr Eutopia and engagement today
title_full_unstemmed Eutopia and engagement today
title_short Eutopia and engagement today
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topic thomas more’s utopia
engagement
massive attack’s eutopia
yanis varoufakis’ another now
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