Utopia by Thomas More, Paul Turner (Translator), Paul Turner (Introduction), Paul Turner (Noted by)
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(Paperback - REV)
- Pub. Date: May 2003
- 176pp
- Sales Rank: 14,918
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2003
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Paperback, 176pp
- Sales Rank: 14,918
- Series: Classics Series
- ISBN-13: 9780140449105
- ISBN: 0140449108
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
16th-century classic by English ecclesiastic and scholar envisioned a tolerant, patriarchal island kingdom free of private property, violence, bloodshed and vice. Forerunner of many later attempts.
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Since its publication in 1516, Utopia has provoked a hailstorm of debate. The minute details More ascribed to his "perfect world" make Utopia still a work of the future.
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Read This!!by Anonymous
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December 13, 2008: I just finished this book and talked about it with my college philosophy professor. It is an amazing book that will force you to think on human nature. This book however can not be taken for face value it is not a suggested form of government it is a tale of a world that will never be. Many readers assume it is meant to glorify communism but it is not. In direct translation from latin "utopia" means a nonexistent place. Also, the narrator "Hythloday" means speaker of nonsense or liar. So do not think of government or face value think on the insight into human nature and what we long for but can never be and I promise this will be a true eye opener.
Misunderstandingby Anonymous
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May 18, 2003: It is a fool who reads Utopia and thinks More a devoted communist. Analyze the names of those involved, the problems of Utopia, and More's as well as Erasmus' humanistic works and it becomes an analysis of the nature of man. The structure of poverty, the effects of property and patronage all create a cycle of despair. Most important of all, his relation to Plato's Republic. Does the philosopher advise the king, or is that a futile endeavor of compromise and corruption. Decide for yourself, but realize that Utopia is a staggering and insightful work, full of wit and humor. It should be read by all philosophers, historians and interested readers.
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