Utopia - Brossura

More, Thomas, Sir, Saint; Miller, Clarence H.

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ISBN 10: 0300084293 ISBN 13: 9780300084290

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2001

Riassunto

First published in 1516, Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveller Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason. Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's rights, state-sponsored education, colonialism, and justified warfare, Utopia seems remarkably contemporary nearly five centuries after it was written, and it remains a foundational text in philosophy and political theory. Precminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller does justice to the full range of More's rhetoric in this new translation. Professor Miller includes a helpful introduction that outlines some of the important problems and issues that Utopia raises, and also provides informative commentary to assist the reader throughout this challenging and rewarding exploration of the meaning of political community.

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L'autore:

Thomas More was born in 1478. He succeeded Wolsey as Lord Chancellor of England, but came into conflict with the king, Henry VIII, by refusing to acknowledge him as sole head of the church. Charged with high treason, More steadfastly refused to takean oath impugning the pope's authority or upholding the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He was beheaded in 1535.

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Book by More Thomas

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0300084293
• ISBN 13: 9780300084290
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 173