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utopianism  

Definition

  • Utopianism is a term used across the humanities and the social sciences to refer to dreams of a better life or to orientations that transcend what is currently possible or realistic. The term developed in the context of European accounts of utopia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Utopianism]

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