A utopian government althought idealistic is utterly impossible. If there was to be one the following are what I would like. First I would address citizen involvment in the government and society around it. Second I would like to adress the leadership in this country. Third is the division of power between , federal, state, local powers. First off Citizen involvment in government would be manditory. The percentage of voters in ... this country is insanly low. Every accounted for ... different than the other. The Mayors of these citys would have to report thier ideals to the officials of the...

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... a cause not anywhere within the reach of society. There was a comparable line between each attempt, proving a common ground of failure that proved history could repeat itself incessantly. Modern debate clearly shows that there are motivating forces behind each side of perspective. The actual question at hand is why the Utopian movements were unsuccessful and what factors essentially caused it to fail. It ... was truly ironic that perfectly envisioned societies failed. Utopian ideas have had an impact on almost every aspect of life. With the Renaissance the ideal of a utopia ... became m...

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The Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, portrays a "utopian" society that differs in many ways from the current United States. Many of these differences may be viewed by us as unnecessary or undesirable. However, to these conditioned citizens of the World State who have never experienced a different type of society, the world that they lived in was considered perfect. The World State differed from ... decisions on how their government should be run. The only reason why this system of government worked in the World State and would have never worked in the United States is because all citizens o...

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... Rousseau are both known for their theories regarding what would constitute an ideal state of existence, but despite many similarities in their political theories, and the clear influence that Rousseau had on Rawls's work, the utopian society proposed by Rousseau would not qualify as a just utopian society by Rawls's standards. In fact, many components of Rousseau's ideal society directly conflict with the ground rules for fairness ... if Rousseau advocates for the stripping of all individuality and drive for self-betterment that doesn't immediately effect the group to force society to ac...

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... that Machiavelli decides to stop trying to reach towards this ideal way of life and a utopian society and decides to think in reality. Instead of wondering what could or ought to be, Machiavelli is looking at history objectively and is seeing what was done in the past, how success was achieved and lost, and how to advise present princes and rulers (particularly Medici) to achieve and ... in which brought about their wealth are immoral in the classical sense. What is right for one prince and state is not always what is right for other states and princes. What the people do not know canno...

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... really work and understand that everyone has to give to receive is similar to that of a utopian society yet different. Here Machiavelli explains that a state needs to take precedence over everything. This is the same idea for a utopian society. However, in a utopian society everyone is equal and gets no more than the next person. In a Machiavellian society the state is most important and everyone must work for it's maintenance but everyone ... or leadership by his inheritance. Just because they are destined to be leaders does not necessarily mean they have what it takes to make it. This...

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... Locke, among others. These Natural philosophers have all uniquely contributed to the development of Natural Law, and they have all shaped what our world is like today. The first Natural philosopher to leave an impact on our lives was a man named Socrates. He lived throughout the ... long Peloponnesian War, but it would be his stand against the government that would make him famous. Socrates did not agree with the government's views, therefore he expressed his negative opinions to everyone. He crushed everyone's dream of a Utopian society ... and stated that there will never be a perfec...

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Throughout history, humanity has tried to obtain a world in which one can live with enjoyment, equality, fairness, and happiness. Many great philosophers have created utopian societies for people to consider and explore. Not only have they been asked how politics work but mostly, how they should work. These philosophers have been concerned with the nature ... proposed ideas have differentiated, and numerous have been utopian in concept, they have all shared the same basic ideas and principles. Since every human dreams of a better life everyone's goal is to live in an ideal state, which is wh...

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... II, through the narration of a journey to the land of Utopia by Hythloday, More depicts what he believes to be the perfect society created through constructs that completely eliminate pride. The society that he creates is in every way the antithesis of Renaissance Europe. The communism of the Utopians is placed in stark contrast to the individualism that we see developing in the Renaissance man ... . The end result being that the material possessions that had just become the rage among the Renaissance jet set became Utopian trash. The gold and ... was beheaded for his failure to recite ...

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... writing until the police banned him in 1771. After his death, the rest of his books were published. (Wokler) In that book, there was a normal boy Émile. Rousseau created a utopian model of one to one instruction and tutelage through the boy's youth. As in many his other work, this one assumed human beings were essentially good, and only the distorting ... influences of society corrupted them. He brought Émile far away from cities to get rid of the badness of society, and he taught Émile natural courses - purely from Émile's personal experience instead of told facts; so that knowledg...

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... has manipulated human intelligence to the point that they have control over everyone's lives and minds. The motive behind the portrayal of an equal society is that it will eliminate hatred, envy and war. While this proves true, the numerous side effects such as loss of identity, lack of ... for the benefit of the state, not the individual. The fact that nothing should be questioned shows the obedience to the state that is needed to maintain the utopian society that the poem discusses. During the time period that "The Unknown Citizen" was written, in the late 1930's, Americans were issue...

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... sleep, yet many other definitions of the term dream exist. A dream can also be thought of as an aspiration; an achievement that is desired or longed for. Bellamy believes that he has a vision, a dream. The utopian community which he creates is; however, an impractical and idealistic strive for social and political reform. A sight which if existed in his day would have never found ... do no exist; every American in their own way would be powerful. In his very eyes, a society based on publicly owned capital would be the solution necessary to this predicament of public disparity. What woul...

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... of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a blueprint for a utopian society, in his book The Republic, out of his disdain for the tension of political life (Hacker, 24). This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society would be eased (Hacker 24). Plato sought to cure the afflictions of both human society and human personality (Hacker 24). Essentially what Plato ... wants to achieve is a perfect society. Aristotle, unlike Plato, is ... ...

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... of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a blueprint for a utopian society, in his book The Republic, out of his dislike for the tension of political life (Hacker 24). This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society would be eased (Hacker 24). Plato sought to cure the afflictions of both human society and human personality (Hacker 24). Essentially what Plato ... wants to achieve is a utopia. Aristotle, unlike Plato, is ... ...

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... each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a vision for a utopian society, in his book The Republic. This vision was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society would be solved. Plato wanted to cure the afflictions of both human society and human personality. Essentially what Plato wants to achieve is a perfect society where everything will function in a perfect ... way and in which everyone will be happy. Aristotle, unlike Plato, is ... areas of governing the state. The Guardians are to be placed in a position in which they ar...

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... ) of what he believes these values should be the quintessence of. He also goes on to explain his views on the just individual which he grapples with many people throughout the duration of the text. Here we see Socrates' real ideal and philosophical beliefs coming to the forefront in the way he refutes others ideas, and how he frames his own Utopian society ... . In terms of political wisdom as an ideology Socrates easily explains it with the roles of the guardians in his city. (Book II, 368d- end Book III, 412c-end) Here he makes his views known that wisdom is not just something that you ...

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The main objective in Plato's philosophy is a creation of a perfect society. He constructs a foundation for a utopian society in his book "The Republic". The purpose of his thought process was to cleanse his society of the woes he felt plagued it and construct a new one. Plato lived during the ... the idea of moderation on a high pedestal. Many individuals come to favor the concept of moderation because it is flexible, part liberal and part conservative. Plato's ideal society is so difficult to conceive that Aristotle believes that no human being can achieve its rudimentary requirements. He ...

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... educational institutions it is a lie that is all but preserved; keeping most of society unaware of what it is our country does and must do to survive. Truth and lies as you have just seen can be very much the same. One persons (or countries) truth is another's lie. Truth is necessarily defined as the factual being of an argument, the realized knowledge of what is correct, or the ... , and the third by the many, respectively. These terms are conveniently schematic and descriptive and ignore a utopian possibility like Plato's government of philosophers. Is this evidence that the idea of Pl...

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... hierarchy where their political standing is already predetermined. Where the ability to decide on the welfare of the state is conditioned on the composition of the soul. Plato feels that only the golden souls can do what is just for the state, because they are the only ones that have access to the "Good,"" which is the core of Plato's utopian society. The total balance of justice ... is held up by the "Good,"" and the infinite knowledge that can be accessed from it. "For you have often ... been told that the highest object of knowledge is the essential nature of the Good, from which ev...

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... moving, and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and, which is worst of all continual fear, and the danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." (Hobbes, The ... one. In this state of nature, he tells us that men are pushed by an unquenchable thirst for power and that there is no such thing as true peace without a sovereign power to tell people what they can and cannot do. I agree with his view to a small extent. While some men live in a constant...

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... demonstrate the one best or right way, or at least to show what must be proven and how it might be proven in order to reach this goal of knowing what is to be done. Although often referred to as a "utopian" work, Plato is doing anything but building castles in the air. He is investigating as seriously as it has ever been done the question of ... justice - what does it mean in and for the individual, and in and for the city ... root of things, the deepest, the ultimate explanation. Second, he is serious in the sense of practical, because all of Plato's philosophy is aimed at action, at ...

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... was supporting both of these things, which in many American's view were unjust, he tries to persuade people to cut their ties with the government. The government is doing what is in their best interest instead of what is morally just. Thoreau writes: "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience ... slavery or the Mexican-American War, but at the same time support their government by paying taxes or in any other form. At the end of his essay, Thoreau describes a utopian State, in which people are able...

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