A brief history of

A brief history of utopias

Envisioning perfect worlds through centuries to escape reality.

by maize

February 15, 2021
Culture & Society

Since ever, men have tried to escape the constraints and inequalities of society envisioning a new reality of peace, freedom and harmony. But utopias are far from reality, so much so that the term itself means “nowhere”. The question is: how everything started?

 

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