Utopian thinking and the aesthetic community: The social ecology of Paul Goodman.
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Title
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Utopian thinking and the aesthetic community: The social ecology of Paul Goodman.
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Identifier
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AAI9432369
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identifier
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9432369
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Creator
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Petry, Will.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Stanley Aronowitz
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Date
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1994
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, General | Sociology, Social Structure and Development
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Abstract
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In "Utopian Thinking and the Aesthetic Community: The Social Ecology of Paul Goodman," I consider Goodman's concern for freedom and creative society. I show that Goodman believed that community must be rooted in an aesthetic ontology congruent with human nature and nature.;In Chapter I, "Those {dollar}\...{dollar} Who Sacrifice Themselves to Free Works," I sketch out Paul Goodman's life as it bears on the topic. In Chapter II, "Art and Community," I examine the aesthetic breadth of Goodman's thought. In Chapter III, "Utopian Thinking and the Vision of the Aesthetic Community: The Social Ecology and Physical Layout of Paul Goodman's Anarchist Communitas," I describe Goodman's vision of a community of communities, a communitas communitatum. In Chapter IV, "Dictis Facta Suppetant, Let Deeds Correspond with Words," I evaluate, summarize and finalize my assessment of Paul Goodman.;I have added a reader's vade mecum, "Appendix: Mutual Aid or a Guide to Limning the Text," literally the illumination of the subject matter, to assist in the reconstructuring of the constituting of my reading of Paul Goodman. I have also comprised a "Bibliography" of works of significance used in the specific construction of my text.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
