... a definite right answer to this question, because we all have our own meaning of the word, "perfect," and different visions of what a perfect society looks like. I am a firm believer in the idea that an ideal society is characterized by three elements: equality, happiness, and selflessness. Equality means that special privileges of all kinds should be eliminated. All barriers of wealth, ... conditions are guaranteed to me, shall also be guaranteed to others in the same measure. The same goes for rights, and adequate opportunities for all. What I mean by adequate opportunities, is that ...

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... If an individual within this model society could alter the life of another individual within the society, the ideals of the second individual may be broken; this consequently undermines and destroys the concept of an absolute ideal society. Thomas More's Utopia carries the premise that everyone within the utopian society does what is necessary for the good of the society, and that one's free will ... would consist of only what is beneficial to the culture. This ... , in itself, is limiting free will by excluding the possibility of freely doing what is not beneficial to the culture. More ...

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... existed by way of their conditioning. "Whatever they did, whatever choices they made, and whenever they thought they were happy, or on the contrary- not happy, it was a result of what they had been conditioned to think or feel during their whole life." Nate said that the new world inhabitants seemed more like useless robots roaming the planet then real thinking ... Utopia can work out. When people begin to disagree with the rules of their society- that is when a Utopian society fails because it's inhabitants are unhappy and the whole point of a Utopia is for everyone to be happy. For th...

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... Thomas More inspired dramatic changes in religion, community life and even paved the way for communism. And he did all of this through one simple book about one simple society. In a perfect utopian society, there is no official religion. The people are allowed freedom of belief. "Some worship for god the sun, some the moon, some some other of the planets" (117). The only ... no one gets ahead. In a Utopian society, very few are able to explore their talents and dreams, they are required to work if visiting another city for too long and do not even know what vacations are. In a Utopian s...

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... What Kind of government does Sir Thomas More describe in Utopia? In Sir Thomas More's Utopia he describes a government in which everything is so ideal. In a meeting with Peter Giles and a fictional character Raphael Hythloday (which he made up in order to tell his story), he describes the wonderful government of Utopia. He introduces the geographical feature of the Utopian ... forty men and women plus two slaves. Thirty such families are presided over by a magistrate. In this society where every one is suppose to be perfect, there is an interesting way for giving variety to occupational ...

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... my personal definition with the occasional reference to the more pessimistic definition concerning the practicality, or lack thereof. The task of defining what a utopian society would look like is so great that we must first look at what it isn't. By looking to what moral and political practices that couldn't be considered part of a utopia we can also look to the practices of More's Utopians. The ... to go for a walk in the country (Olin 8) To this I ask what is a nation without the individual? This, aside from the obvious reason of not owning anything, is why many call more an early Ma...

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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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... stands true within the previously mentioned characteristics. A characteristic that was also true of that time and in fact still stands true in the 21st century is the corruption of society from Christian values. Quite simply put, what was happening at the time of the renaissance was that men like Sir Thomas More were beginning to realize that the heads of state were molding ... tyranny-(More,p.97). The last factor Iwill discuss of the many theorys Sir Thomas More had within the writing of Utopia is the Utopian religion. Although all religions in Utopia used beliefs of monotheism, the ex...

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... of the ideas presented in Sir Thomas More's Utopia were very different than what the nobles were used to. The political, social, economic, and religious arrangements were very different than what Early Modern European Nobles were used to and the change to the Utopian society would not have sat very well with many of the nobles of the ... the land. Often times they had servants who did their every wish, almost to the point of slavery. Sir Thomas More says "The Prince is for life, unless he is removed upon suspicion of some design to enslave the people"" (More, 32). The peasants and how th...

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... contempt with life and live passive lives. More recognizes the importance of discreetly suggesting new ideas, stating that one should use a "civilized form of philosophy" that appropriately fits in with what is going on at the present time (More 63). To abruptly interrupt and make a new suggestion would destroy any hope at all of others accepting the proposed idea, even it were ... deterrent to the crime of theft. Raphael describes the sentence of a convicted theft in Tallstoria, a community located in Persia. His description, which requires that the convicted return what he has stolen a...

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... on the beach, the kingship of a vast empire, Nirvana; Heaven, the Happy Hunting Grounds, paradise, perfection. What exactly is Utopia? According to Webster it is "1, an imaginary and indefinitely remote place" or " 2, often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection esp. in laws, government, and social conditions". Where is this perfect place? Will my dog live forever there? Will I never grow old? If I never grow old ... there does that mean I never mature? What if my idea of perfection differs from my neighbor there, will it still be perfect for both of us? Utopia is a nonexistent, but ...

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... thought have dwindled, but the idea of a utopia continues on in the works of writers. In book four of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift creates the utopian society of the Houyhnhnms to show how such an ideal is impossible for mankind to achieve. In the story the main character, Lemuel Gulliver, finds himself stranded on an island inhabited by horses called Houyhnhnms. Right away ... long and healthy lives. In his conversations with his master he finds that the horses themselves have no knowledge of any of the vices that exist in human society. They have no understanding of what it mean...

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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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... I thought More had an ego problem since he mentions himself as a charector. I would recomend anybody to read this book . "What is the point of being a kings advisor? hes is still going to disagree with me and find other subjects to agree with him.".Hythloday is a very smart man, More tells him he should be a kings advisor since he has so much knolege about the ... world around him.This passege shows that the kings where very eragent and that they had ro real regard to others opinions.This is only significant to the first part of the book since it shows what kind of peorson Hythloday was...

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... issues facing 16th century England. Sir Thomas More created the word "utopia" and the genre of modern utopian literature. Significantly, he named his book Utopia which are two words fused together to mean "nowhere" to play off of the word eutopia ... this the persona More suggests that Hythloday has a moral obligation to influence the king for the public good. He is calling for honestas in a wise person's actions in society. He suggests that Hythloday is not only rejecting the fruitless labor of advising a king, but God's ultimate design. In response, Hythloday enters ... he recommends t...

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