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Mentioned in 12 episodes

The dispossessed

Book • 1959
Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" is a science fiction novel that explores themes of anarchism, utopianism, and social justice.

The story follows Shevek, a physicist who travels between two planets with contrasting social systems: Urras, a capitalist society, and Anarres, an anarchist society.

Le Guin's novel is a thought-provoking exploration of different social and political systems and their impact on individual lives.

The novel's exploration of freedom, equality, and the challenges of creating a just society continues to resonate with readers today.

It's a classic of science fiction.

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Mentioned in 12 episodes

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Tyler Cowen
as an anti-utopian novel with right-wing undertones.
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Divya Siddarth
as a book with a beautiful exploration of democracy.
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Audrey Tang and Divya Siddarth on Outfitting Democracy for the AI Era
Mentioned by a professor at Beloit College, whose students had to run discussions on the novel at libraries, public schools, and senior centers.
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Tyler Cowen
in relation to the suggestion that eliminating distinctions between men and women is the only way to get rid of war.
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Tamler Sommers
when discussing books for a future podcast episode.
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Episode 298: Pass the Peace Pipe
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Georg Diez
, who described it as a sort of capitalism versus communism.
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Tim Harford
as a great author of fantasy and science fiction, and discussed by
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Ben Naddaff-Hafrey
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Kamea Shane
as one of the most impactful books read by Adrienne.
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Mary Robinette Kowal
as her book of the week, describing it as an ambiguous utopia.
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Jerusalem Demsas
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Tyler Cowen
as a science fiction novel exploring anarchist and capitalist societies.
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David Christian
when discussing a book that describes two planets, one run by anarchists.
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Eddie Hood
as a philosophical science fiction novel exploring different societies and the breakdown of prejudices.
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Chuck Mertz
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John Washington
's earlier work, receiving acclaim from Jeremy Scahill and Todd Miller.
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Isabella Herrmann
als Beispiel für eine Autorin erwähnt, die politische Systeme und Denkweisen in ihren Science-Fiction-Romanen durchspielt.
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Graham Culbertson
when describing a Tolkien who could write a world without a king.
158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman
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Margaret Kiljoy
as avoiding easy answers and being anarchistic.
CZM Book Club Presents: The Evolution of an Agitator, by Lizzie M. Holmes
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David Naiman
mentions it in relation to children's lit, writing, and fantasy.
Robert Macfarlane : Is a River Alive?
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Mark Fussell
as a fun reading book in the Sci-Fi Space.
Agentic Shift in Microservices | Mark Fussell, CEO of Diagrid

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