Student Posts, Page 5

Plato set out to design what he believes to be the best society possible, one able to not only sustain itself, but to flourish. In order to do so, he states that it cannot be governed by anyone but a philosopher, because philosophers are those best ab…

Socrates’ argumentative style is unlike most. Throughout book one and two of Plato’s Republic, the philosopher engages in several conversations, arguing the true definition of justice, and its value in society. Aside from very occasional narration,…

When I think of a utopia, I think of a society in which member has their needs are met, in every sense. This is my basic definition, however, people should be able to have different wants and needs. A utopian society that crushes difference in the name…

 
By reading the source, Two Swords; Heresy and Just War, in which Thomas Moore defends the use of violence to fight against Heresy, we can better understand religion in Utopia.  First we gain a better understanding of the time period in which vi…

In his article about Thomas Moore’s Utopia, Brendan Bradshaw argues that Utopia was not created as they only solution for the problems recounted in book I, however, he offers the best possible solution for those problems, essentially something for so…

A Social Utopia
 
The basis of a utopian community would be the ability to work together and hold the needs of the entire community above the needs of individuals.  Since everyone contains a unique skill set, each member would be given a professi…