Utopia In response to contemporary social, economical, and political circumstances of England in the early sixteenth century, Thomas More developed characteristics of an ideal society and presented them in his book Utopia. ... The people of Utopia form a natural community and follow the existence of natural law. ... Utopia is run by the people for the people. ... Another chief principle that governs Utopia is their religious toleration. ... The fact that nothing is private in Utopia serves as another governing principle. ...

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The idea of utopia has evolved and taken many forms since Sir Thomas More first coined the word in 1516. ... With the Renaissance the ideal of a utopia became more sophisticated, but the religious component in utopian philosophy is often present from then on. To understand More's work, it is important to define what a utopia is, how the term came about and what literature influenced More as well as how More's book influenced following generations of utopia writers due to this startlingly original work. The Oxford English Dictionary defines utopia as "a place, state or condition idea...

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Community life in Utopia is something very important to More. ... Utopia is England with no specific jobs. ... Utopia is England if Sir Thomas More was ruling England. Utopia is not an idealistic place to live. ... It is Utopia and its presence is immense. ...

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Many of the ideas presented in Sir Thomas More's Utopia were very different than what the nobles were used to. ... In Utopia war was only a tool to get revenge, not a tool to go out and conquer. ... In Utopia though, "He should improve his ancient kingdom all he could, and make it flourish as much as possible; that he should love his people, and be beloved of them; that he should live among them, govern them gently"" (More, 19). ... In Utopia, religion was something that was vast and had many different varieties. ... Sir Thomas More's Utopia was very radical at the time and the noble...

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Utopia is an abstract solution. In Utopia there are no concrete problems. ... Plato's Utopia consists of three class systems. ... Plato's Utopia is different. There is so much of Plato's Utopia that is undefined. ...

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Essentially what Plato wants to achieve is a utopia. ... Utopia is a solution in abstract, a solution that has no concrete problem (Hacker 76). ... Plato's utopia consists of three distinct, non-hereditary class systems (Hacker 32). ... There is so much of Plato's utopia that is undefined and it is carried to extremes that no human being could ever fulfill its requirements (Hacker 81). ... Plato thinks that in a utopia a disgruntled group of Guardians will emerge and break from the rules (Hacker 63). ...

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Utopia is a solution in abstract, a solution that has no concrete problem (Hacker 76). ... Plato's utopia consists of three distinct, non-hereditary class systems (Hacker 32). ... There is so much of Plato's utopia that is undefined and it is carried to extremes that no human being could ever fulfill its requirements (Hacker 81). Aristotle believes that Plato is underestimating the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his utopia (Hacker 81). ... Plato thinks that in a utopia a disgruntled group of Guar...

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Looking Backward     According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the definition of radical egalitarianism is to drastically advocate the doctrine of equal political, economic, and legal rights for all citizens.   During the late19th century, there were many problems facing the newly industr...

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The United States in the 1960s was a time of cultural change and social movements throughout the country. The youth movement was characterized by young college students that had become political activists and were against political suppression by the government. They were also were majorly involved in the civil rights and antiwar movements. Others that were apart of the youth movement simply separated themselves from the mainstream ideals of the society. The social, cultural, and political impacts of the counterculture that took place in the 60s had a very large impact on United States history...

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