Some five hundred years ago Sir Thomas More created and recorded what his own utopia would consist of. While considering his utopia Sir Thomas More took into account: geography of the land, laws, type of government, occupations, daily life, philosophy, economy, religion, and foreign policy. Sir More took nearly every aspect of society and defined how each would be done or run. Sir More's utopia was so complete and well thought out that it became very difficult for me to find something I did not agree with. However there were a couple of aspects that I wholeheartedly agreed with. First was the way that he made use of the countries gold and silver; second was the use of mercenaries to fight their battles, rather than using their own peoples. These two aspects are what made Sir More's utopia so appealing to me. .
The reason that I agreed with Sir More's idea to eliminate the use of gold and silver was because one of today's society's major problems is the huge gap between upper and lower class citizens. Its human nature to want what the other person has, better quality and more of it. Having luxury items creates a desire for them, a desire that only the wealthy upper class can obtain; for the lower class, not being able to afford these items may lead to envy, and possibly theft or violence. These crimes may very well be just the beginning of a life of bigger crimes. Not having any use for gold, silver or flashy items eliminates all of the problems caused by jealousy and envy. Another reason that having no practical use for gold is good is that is gets rid of hoarding and greed. There is no currency in More's utopia, everyone gets what they need when they need it, so there is no need to take more than what is required and hoard it; this reduces waste of goods, and allows those extra goods to be sent where it is needed. .
Not having a need for gold and silver means that the country will always have an abundance of it, to be used for trading, and for hiring people to fight their battles.
Thomas More's Utopia shows an ideal society, close to perfection in almost every way. ... Beyond Utopia, kings, nobles, churches, and men of wealth primarily hold land. ... Employment in Utopia is universal. ... Book two of Thomas More's Utopia corrects many social difficulties faced in book one. ... Utopia. ...
The journey for our society, and ultimately our world, is to create a utopia. A utopia, as described by Sir Thomas More in Utopia, is a secluded island community where life is picturesque; each man has his own duty, knowledge and intellect are highly valued, and war is only fought as a last resort. ... Philosophers of the 16th Century strived for a utopia as we still strive for one today. ... In Utopia there is not the burden of the citizens" financial well-being. ... Our society isn't taking and steps closer to a Utopia or even away from a Utopia, we are merely stuck. ...
While the "Utopia" exhibit is a place for dreamers, it also includes its share of nightmares. ... People within a Utopia society are still people of society. ... .Sooner or later the women in Utopia wouldn't take the way they were treated. ... This is one of the main reasons I believe Utopia would not work. Not the physical part of Utopia, but the mental part. ...
1) 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. ... This is where the center of Utopia is located. ... Even though there is no official religion in Utopia most Utopian chose to be christens. ... In Sir Thomas More's Utopia he descries a government in which every thing is so ideal. ...
Sir Thomas More created the word "utopia" and the genre of modern utopian literature. ... Throughout More's Utopia the reader is questioning More's intentions. ... He advises that "it's the king's duty to take more care of his people's welfare than of his own" (Utopia, 33). ... For it is impossible to make everything good unless all men are good [ ]" (Utopia, 36). ... At this remark, the debate ends and Hythloday launches into his description of Utopia. ...
The Utopia States is a simply enhanced United States of America. The Utopia States is a utopia in which all Americans want to be a part of and live freely in with no racism and free of stereotypes. In this utopia, the government will be ruled by a democracy. This utopia does not tax people. ... The government of the Utopia States is one of democracy. ...
Utopia Utopia was written in 1515 by Thomas More and first published in 1516. ... (Writting utopia) More was inspired to write Utopia after reading Plato's Republic. ... "(1) par.7) Thomas More was canonized on May 19, 1935 by the Catholic Church. (2) Utopia is a book that describes the island of Utopia and the rituals of the people who inhabit the island. ... Utopia goes from one subject of the Utopian peoples lives to another and explains it in full detail. ... Thomas More does an excellent job in writing Utopia, he combined the few positive aspects of our world ...
Sir Thomas More began writing Utopia in 1478. ... This is the point where Raphael introduces us to the island of Utopia. ... He goes on to say everyone in Utopia works in agriculture. ... There are no fixed punishments in Utopia. ... Most people today have heard of Utopia and refer to it. ...
Introduction The following work is intended to examine a classic piece of renaissance of literature titled "Utopia". ... The work "Utopia" compares More's views with the state of England during the 16th century. Part 1 Utopia is seen as one of the greatest ideological writings in the history of politics. ... The second part of Sir Thomas More's Utopia deals with the charaterb Hythloday sharing his experience of visiting the Island of Utopia. ... The topic of slaves was an interesrting topic discussed in book two of "Utopia". ...
