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Utopistyczny wymiar idei rozwoju zrownowazonego/Utopian Dimension of the Idea of Stable Development

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  • Adam Plachciak

    (Wroclaw University of Economics)

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Utopian consciousness is defined as an expression of opposition against actual status quo with simultaneous tendency towards creating alternative projects guarantying possibilities which are not found in actual reality. Utopias usually are recognized as negative concepts. They may often glare with simple and artificial examples or faith their believers in realization of imagined world. Utopists are often called dreamers and people who try to implement unreal ideas into life. Although it can not be forgotten that there is a meaningful difference between abstract utopia and concrete one. In concrete utopia all wishful thinking is changed by seeking real historical alternatives in the boundaries of existed social, political and economical possibilities. If the history of social thought improves that utopias include inspiring force, expose weaknesses of actual order, criticize status quo it should be asked if the idea of sustainable development does not include some elements of utopian thought.

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  • Adam Plachciak, 2011. "Utopistyczny wymiar idei rozwoju zrownowazonego/Utopian Dimension of the Idea of Stable Development," Annales. Ethics in Economic Life, University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, vol. 14(1), pages 91-100, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:ann:journl:v:14:y:2011:i:1:p:91-100
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    utopian dimension; stable development;

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