{"product_id":"the-privatization-of-hope-ernst-bloch-and-the-future-of-utopia-sic-8-paperback","title":"The Privatization of Hope: Ernst Bloch and the Future of Utopia, Sic 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of hope is central to the work of the German philosopher Ernst Bloch (1885-1977), especially in his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Principle of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (1959). The \"speculative materialism\" that he first developed in the 1930s asserts a commitment to humanity's potential that continued through his later work. In \u003ci\u003eThe Privatization of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, leading thinkers in utopian studies explore the insights that Bloch's ideas provide in understanding the present. Mired in the excesses and disaffections of contemporary capitalist society, hope in the Blochian sense has become atomized, desocialized, and privatized. From myriad perspectives, the contributors clearly delineate the renewed value of Bloch's theories in this age of hopelessness. Bringing Bloch's \"ontology of Not Yet Being\" into conversation with twenty-first-century concerns, this collection is intended to help revive and revitalize philosophy's commitment to the generative force of hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e. Roland Boer, Frances Daly, Henk de Berg, Vincent Geoghegan, Wayne Hudson, Ruth Levitas, David Miller, Catherine Moir, Caitr ona N  Dh ill, Welf Schr ter, Johan Siebers, Peter Thompson, Francesca Vidal, Rainer Ernst Zimmermann, Slavoj Zizek\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Thompson is Reader in German at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of the German Left\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlavoj Zizek is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social Studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eLess Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715303076147,"sku":"9780822355892","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZnNpUHhwcGtPcXRJZlA5ZGV6WlFhUT09.webp?v=1763600392","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-privatization-of-hope-ernst-bloch-and-the-future-of-utopia-sic-8-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}