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https://youtube.com/watch?v=t44-uHyzvCw.
Is utopia just too utopian? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll explore visions of utopia from Plato to bell hooks. And we’ll investigate whether “the good place” is a good-for-nothing, impractical daydream—or a path to charting political futures.



























Crash Course Political Theory #11



























Introduction: EPCOT 00:00













Plato's "Republic" 1:03













Thomas More's "Utopia" 2:41













Marxism & Critiquing Utopia 4:59













Libertarianism 7:08













Progressive Utopias 8:27













Review & Credits 9:49









































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