Social Utopias
There are multiple perspectives on any issue. The same thing can be said about what is better, or even what is best for society.
Essay 1
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates and his pupils imagine a city (Kallipolis) with a highly stratified class system where justice thrives and people are happiest. Plato deliberately reserves a class for guardians, citizens who practice the craft of warfar…
Scholarly Argument
It seems as though not much direct research has been done about New Odessa. I perused multiple scholarly engines and had no luck. One journal article I scrolled past was just an acknowledgement of how agricultural communities are challenging to researc…
New Odessa Exhibit Source
Exhibit Source
Allegory of the Cave in 8 minutes
While reading the Allegory of the Cave, I struggled to visualize what I was reading. If you felt the same way, then this video is definitely worthwhile.
Disclaimer: The narrator has a creepy voice.
Equality and Equity for all?
Egalitarianism is an ideal, never has a society achieved true equality for all. Some societies are notably more equal than others (e.g. social mobility and civil rights are among some examples which are extended under this principle). In a sense though…