There are a few components of argumentative writing that I have learned and become more aware of throughout the semester. First, is the complexities of most arguments which I tended to simplify. In high school I would make a thesis and find a coupl…
The Paradox of Utopia
Over the course of the class my idea of what a Utopia is has shifted more from a society where people work together and hold the needs of the entire community above the needs of individuals to simply being idea of hope that is dif…
The Philosopher King makes Kallipolis a utopian society because he seeks true knowledge and he rules for the benefit of the city not himself. A philosopher’s soul desires the truth above all else. This enables him to be the best ruler for the hap…
In Flora Tristan’s Utopian Feminist, she recounts her travels to England: the great industrial power of the world. Despite the tremendous wealth London has accumulated she is very quick to point out the corruption and inequality that result from th…
The Amish way of life is very different from the lives of modern and old societies: their lifestyle has its benefits and its downfalls. From the outside looking in, it is difficult to understand why one would subject themselves to their historic way …
Rousseau challenges the idea presented by Hobbes in his book the Leviathan arguing that man is naturally aggressive only wiling to accept a “social contract” with a ruler solely for the purpose of survival. In essence, Hobbes’ argument takes a …
Throughout history, societies have been evolving and gradually improving to raise the overall standard of living, therefore it is natural to question if mankind will ever reach a stopping point. A society that is flawless, a utopia, is believed to be…
Throughout her travels in the 19th century, French feminist Flora Tristan wrote in depth about the way women lived in other societies and how she perceived their lives to be. Specifically in England, not extremely different from France in most ways, s…
The Farm is a secluded, 1750 acre intentional community in Tennessee that was founded in the 1960s. Created to be a totally self sufficient and environmentally friendly socialist haven, founder Stephen Gaskin earned a following of almost 1,500 young a…
