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"The Spirit of Utopia", written mostly in 1915-16, published in its first version just after the First World War, republished five years later, 1923, in this version is presented for the first time in English translation.

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“When this book was first published, it had a profound effect on major thinkers and artists in Weimar Germany. A poetical philosophical treatise with unusual insights into culture and political commentary, Bloch’s book laid the groundwork for thinkers like Adorno and Benjamin.” —Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota

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Objective (1918,1923) Part I. The Self-Encounter: 1. The production of the ornament 2. The philosophy of music 3. The shape of the inconstruable question Part II. Karl Marx, Death, and the Apocalypse: Afterword Translator's notes Index of names.

The Spirit of Utopia Meridian Crossing Aesthetics

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/2000
      ISBN13: 9780804737654, 978-0804737654
      ISBN10: 0804737657
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      Western philosophy from c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "The Spirit of Utopia", written mostly in 1915-16, published in its first version just after the First World War, republished five years later, 1923, in this version is presented for the first time in English translation.

      Trade Review
      “When this book was first published, it had a profound effect on major thinkers and artists in Weimar Germany. A poetical philosophical treatise with unusual insights into culture and political commentary, Bloch’s book laid the groundwork for thinkers like Adorno and Benjamin.” —Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota

      Table of Contents
      Objective (1918,1923) Part I. The Self-Encounter: 1. The production of the ornament 2. The philosophy of music 3. The shape of the inconstruable question Part II. Karl Marx, Death, and the Apocalypse: Afterword Translator's notes Index of names.

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