The City of the Sun
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 29
Listen to The City of the Sun Audiobook Free
-
1 - Section 1
8:02 -
2 - Section 2
14:56 -
3 - Section 3
15:45 -
4 - Section 4
11:49 -
5 - Section 5
22:41 -
6 - Section 6
14:53 -
7 - Section 7
15:09
This audiobook recording is in the public domain.
The audio edition streams in the page. There is no audio file to download.
About this book
A sea captain describes a strange city built in seven rings around a hill, each ring named for a planet. In Tommaso Campanella's philosophical dialogue, a Grandmaster asks how this place works, and the captain explains its buildings, rulers and customs. A temple crowns the city, while pictures on its walls turn mathematics, geography and the natural sciences into public lessons.
The account links the design of streets and walls with the organization of knowledge and authority. Its chief priest governs both civic and religious affairs, assisted by officers responsible for Power, Wisdom and Love. Later discussion considers military preparation and the council's reasons for going to war. Readers interested in imagined societies will find a compact example of political thought expressed through a visitor's report, with concrete architectural details making its proposals easy to picture.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- N The New SocietyThe New Society
- P The Promise of American Life AudioThe Promise of American Life
- M A Modern Utopia AudioA Modern Utopia
- H Historical Materialism and the Economics of Karl MarxHistorical Materialism and the Economics of Karl Marx
- F Freedom Through DisobedienceFreedom Through Disobedience
- R The Right to Ignore the StateThe Right to Ignore the State
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 238 KB
- EPUB 40 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- Tommaso Campanella
- Pages
- 29
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Political Philosophy
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
- Audio read by
- Rapunzelina