Hythloday: The Utopian System
Ms. Tilka
English 1310
April 17th, 2012
The Utopian System In Utopia, Hythloday is a philosopher who describes his ideas of government that are contrary to that of England. He uses his experiences of Utopian society to convince More and Giles how England’s system of government is flawed. Utopia is a community revolving around democracy, religious tolerance, and abolishment of individuals owning property. The Monarchy of England could not adopt these policies expressed by Hythloday due to its rigid religious beliefs, and private property ownership of individuals. Hythloday’s views would ruin the founding structure of English society. The dictatorship of England is the prime decision making tool to help England succeed. Hythloday’s idea …show more content…
People who did not have a common belief were looked down upon. Bringing in religious tolerance to England could have divided the nation. People who did not have the same religion wouldn’t associate with one another, which would create dissent among the country. A divided country cannot survive. The idea of religious tolerance would be too much for a country like England to handle if it were to be applied immediately. A third concept of Hythloday was that property should be divided equally among everyone in the country, and not expanded on. He was “wholly convinced that unless private property is entirely done away with, there can be no fair or just distribution of goods, nor can the business of mortals be happily conducted.” He also believed that you should not try to gain more land but instead to improve upon the land you have. In England people believed that your nobility and hard work is what gained you your land. People would not strive to work harder and earn more money if everyone was just handed an equal amount of land like in Utopia. England was a greedy country that wanted more and more, and the idea of no expansion would be completely against their mindsets. Private property was a very important part of England’s structure and is what made it economically efficient; taking that away would destroy the
English 1310
April 17th, 2012
The Utopian System In Utopia, Hythloday is a philosopher who describes his ideas of government that are contrary to that of England. He uses his experiences of Utopian society to convince More and Giles how England’s system of government is flawed. Utopia is a community revolving around democracy, religious tolerance, and abolishment of individuals owning property. The Monarchy of England could not adopt these policies expressed by Hythloday due to its rigid religious beliefs, and private property ownership of individuals. Hythloday’s views would ruin the founding structure of English society. The dictatorship of England is the prime decision making tool to help England succeed. Hythloday’s idea …show more content…
People who did not have a common belief were looked down upon. Bringing in religious tolerance to England could have divided the nation. People who did not have the same religion wouldn’t associate with one another, which would create dissent among the country. A divided country cannot survive. The idea of religious tolerance would be too much for a country like England to handle if it were to be applied immediately. A third concept of Hythloday was that property should be divided equally among everyone in the country, and not expanded on. He was “wholly convinced that unless private property is entirely done away with, there can be no fair or just distribution of goods, nor can the business of mortals be happily conducted.” He also believed that you should not try to gain more land but instead to improve upon the land you have. In England people believed that your nobility and hard work is what gained you your land. People would not strive to work harder and earn more money if everyone was just handed an equal amount of land like in Utopia. England was a greedy country that wanted more and more, and the idea of no expansion would be completely against their mindsets. Private property was a very important part of England’s structure and is what made it economically efficient; taking that away would destroy the