... incorporating their new ideas into literature. In this era the common themes are virtue and moral teachings, and good vs. evil. First, moral teachings can be found in Thomas Mores "Utopia". In this book More uses an imaginary land to be compared to life in his time. He tries to instill moral virtues by using the Utopians as an example. The ... . They dedicate much of their time to teaching morality to their youth by integrating ideas of justice and happiness. The rulers of Utopia are philosophically minded and as a means of virtue they memorialize ancestors with statues. Virtue in Utopia...

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... , and forget about the creator, or focus on creating peace, but forgetting about who holds the fait of the world in their hands. It is the hope for an ideal utopia, which is good to want. But what about the need for that higher being, something to look to for guidance. It can be argued either way that a Global Religion would ... ...

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... Confucian the goal of history is called "ta-tung": the age of Grand Unity. History progresses through three stages: a past era of disorder, a present era of relative peace and a future utopia of universal harmony. Hence, men can have hope because "ta-tung" will come on earth in the last days. In the past, European writers on religion contrasted the light which ... ...

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