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Aug 19, 2016 8:06:17 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 8:06:17 GMT -5
Sydney Grew has been very ambitious with the structure of this particular forum, The Third, attempting to put the world to rights, and if we bother to contribute to many of the topics, finding ways to turn Utopia into Eutopia. Wikipedia - UtopiaMy own sense is that you cannot make one straight thing out of the crooked timber of humanity (Kant). We can, however, try, so congratulations to Sydney for having a go. In this beautiful world, all things are possible.
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Aug 30, 2016 6:19:07 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 6:19:07 GMT -5
This year, Somerset House celebrates the 500th anniversary of the publication of Thomas More’s inspirational text. Utopia 2016 is the largest ever celebration of this radical work anywhere in the world. It spans the realms of art, literature, fashion, design, architecture, film and more, featuring a varied programme of special events, exhibitions and new commissions across the Somerset House site and beyond. The Utopia Treasury, in Somerset House’s Great Arch Hall and open all year, will invite people to explore, taste, and imagine utopia. Thomas More was the first to give a name and form to an idea that has captured the human imagination throughout history: that by imagining a better world is possible, we are empowered to create it. His playful vision, published in 1516, presents an ideal society living on a fictitious island, described in a traveller’s tale. More’s Utopia is deliberately ambiguous, the Greek words on which the name is based mean both ‘no place’ and ‘good place’. It is not a blueprint for the future; instead he places importance on the process of dreaming in the now. To celebrate More’s vision, everyone reading ' The Third' is cordially invited along to explore challenges facing contemporary culture and society, and the pivotal role of the arts and culture in creating the space where dreams can take root. If you cannot make it to Somerset House in person, here it is online: Somerset House - UTOPIA 2016: A Year of Imagination and PossibilityJoin us!
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