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The Ideal Society

            The scriptural vision of society should remain an ideal to strive for, even though it is not likely to be achieved. In Christ's vision of a just world, every one is equal; there is no class system or racial barriers but instead a unified community of the people in the world under God. God wants a good life for all his people. In God's just world the only events that cause pain and suffering are illness, death and natural disasters, not the unnecessary pain and suffering caused by the choices people make or the social structures in our society. .
             In the first chapter of the Book of Genesis God creates the world and after every step of creation scripture reads, "And God saw that it was good." We believe that God chose to create everything in order to share his goodness and that there is goodness in all of creation. It also says in the Book of Genesis that "God created humankind in his image" (1:27). So we are the only creatures on Earth that are called to share in God's own life. Humans are gifted with the ability to respond to God with faith and love by loving all that is created. The Church teaches that everyone has dignity and worth that comes to him or her from God. Catholic teaching goes so far as to say the human life is sacred. Individuals can never lose this dignity and worth. Even if we don't recognize the sacredness in every person we meet, God does. If someone believes in scripture then they aren't the people who decide to help others crying out for justice because they are nice, but because they recognize that every human life is sacred.
             In God's just world every person would have what they due as God's children. The definition of God's justice is: what all people are due as children of God made in his image. Justice is a process (the work of justice) and a goal (a just world). The definition states that everyone has a right to justice. It doesn't however specify what exactly everyone is due.


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1. The Role of Love in an Ideal Society

In the contemporary world, the foundation of an ideal society is love between the people that live in it, as it plays a tremendous and inescapable role in the cohesion of an ideal society. ... It is a steady theme of life that whose contribution in the ideal society is invaluable. ... The influence of love is a vast, as well as sufficient force with respect to society; the ideal society is one which is governed by the power of love. ... This advancement is constant with the evolution of an ideal society that is functionally differentiated. ... Ideal or shared, love fulfills the lives of human ...

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2. Definition of an Ideal Society

Definition of Ideal Society "Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative."... However, is perfection really what society needs? ... In my ideal society, everything would be uniform, a by the book world, where order and obedience would prevail. ... The leader would be used as the ideal portrait of this utopian society, he would be the mouth piece from the government to the people, and once elected they serve until they die or the central government finds someone better. ... Society cannot function without labor, so in my ideal society, a utopian ...

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3. Living in an Ideal Society

Many people have various approaches on how to make a society more efficient, or what t ideal society should be. ... And there are those that are in between the spectrum of an ideal society. ... For an ideal society to function correctly, it must be based on the most efficient government. ... In the ideal society, The government will not be in charge of a whole country. In the ideal society, government would only run the financial economy and trade. ...

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4. Animal Farm and the Ideal Society

Jones, but the actual truth was that Napoleon was the real obstacle to them reaching their ideal society with freedom. ... Even though they were persistent on their idea of ideal society, they were still unable to achieve it. From the very start, the ideal society that they achieved was equality amongst the animals. ... The animals didn't achieve their ideal society because firstly, Napoleon was a big obstacle that blocked them from their ideal society and consistently brainwashed them about how things worked. ... So the equality in their ideal society was impossible. ...

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5. Greek Ideal

Greek Ideal Philosophy has always been central to the Greek culture. ... People united theories to apply them when deciding whether a particular society fits the Greek ideal. ... Central to their schools of thought was concern with an ideal State. ... Plato wrote that "a proper government would lead to a peaceful, ordered society in which all humans needs are met" (Copleston, 223). ... These regulations and theories were part of Plato's ideal State. ...

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6. An Ideal Society

Individuals within a society possess different values and ideals; this, therefore, creates different views of what an ideal society is defined by. The ideals of each individual within a society must be upheld in order for an ideal society to exist. ... An ideal society would have to provide the ideal conditions for all those who lived within it. ... In order for a society to be ideal in everyway, the ideals of each individual within the society would have to be satisfied. ... An absolute ideal society cannot exist and will never exist....

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7. Utopia?

In an ideal society, such as Utopia claims to be, there would be no bloodshed over any matter. ... In this the Utopians may be acting on what is universally accepted moral principal but it confirms that Utopia is not an ideal society. ... In the quest for a perfect society yes there may be conflict but to maintain that Utopia is an ideal society we must eliminate all wars; be they just or not. The third and most drastic reason for Utopia not being a utopia also may point out the reasons why a true ideal society cannot exist. ... However the expression of the individual and all that that enco...

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8. Ideal Society

Ideal Society Many definitions arise when the idea of an ideal society is mentioned and there is no perfect premonition of such a society. ... Undoubtedly religion has to play some role in the theory of an ideal society and the people's lives of this society. Government also is a key element when talking of organization in an ideal society. ... In an ideal society this should not be a problem. ... In an ideal society this would be possible.Progression of technology would play a key role in the ideal society. ...

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9. My Ideal Society

Another aspect of my ideal society is the function of work in a Utopian community. ... The idealistic thinking of benefiting others as opposed to yourself is what separates Utopian Society. ... The equality within Utopia is part of the foundation of the society, which help accomplish the goals of work. ... Whether it be food, supplies, road conditions, or any other improvement of lifestyle, the amount and setup of work in the society can provide for all these. ... Although my ideal society will probably never become reality, I believe that we can at least strive to make this world a better ...

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10. The Skinny and the Thin Ideal

Society normally views men as not being nearly as concerned with their appearances as women are, but there are obviously means by which they are affected through different sorts of media. ... With so much of this body objectification concurrently so present in our society, it's understandable why so many individuals are plagued with body discontent. ... This discrepancy contributes to body dissatisfaction as women compare themselves to the ideal" (Ahern et al., 71). ... The thin ideal has evidently affected my mindset in more ways than one and I find it extremely unfortunate because...

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