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Mentioned in 13 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.

Mentioned by

Ben Naddaff-Hafrey

Mary Robinette Kowal

Victoria Brewer

Nathan J. Robinson

Jerusalem Demsas

David Christian

Graham Culbertson

Margaret Kiljoy

Mentioned in 13 episodes

Mentioned by

Tyler Cowen

as an anti-utopian novel with right-wing undertones.

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Mentioned by

Divya Siddarth

as a book with a beautiful exploration of democracy.

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Mentioned by

Georg Diez

, who described it as a sort of capitalism versus communism.

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Mentioned by

Rhiannon Firth

as a science fiction novel set in the future after Earth's collapse, portraying an anarchist society.

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Mentioned by

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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Mentioned by

Tamler Sommers

when discussing books for a future podcast episode.

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Recommended by

Tim Harford

as a great author of fantasy and science fiction, and discussed by

Ben Naddaff-Hafrey

.

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Mentioned by

Jeff Warren

as a book he recently reread.

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Mentioned by

Mary Robinette Kowal

as her book of the week, describing it as an ambiguous utopia.

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Mentioned by

Alex Hochuli

when referencing what George is currently reading.

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Mentioned by

Jerusalem Demsas

and

Tyler Cowen

as a science fiction novel exploring anarchist and capitalist societies.

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Mentioned by

David Christian

when discussing a book that describes two planets, one run by anarchists.

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Mentioned by

Graham Culbertson

when describing a Tolkien who could write a world without a king.

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Mentioned by

Cody Troyer

as a book that got them wrestling with freedom and solidarity.

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Mentioned by

Eddie Hood

as a philosophical science fiction novel exploring different societies and the breakdown of prejudices.

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Mentioned by

Victoria Brewer

in the context of imagining other government systems and their implications.

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Recommended by

Nathan J. Robinson

as a novel about two worlds.

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Mentioned by

Margaret Kiljoy

as avoiding easy answers and being anarchistic.

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David Naiman

mentions it in relation to children's lit, writing, and fantasy.

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