Moral Compromises In Utopia

The expression “the end justifies the means” one would define as doing whatever necessary to get the result desired, regardless of the means used to obtain the goal. Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. On the other hand, Thomas More the author of Utopia believes that moral compromise is justified in politics to an extent. A character in Utopia, Raphael Hythloday, believes that moral compromises are not justified in politics. To begin, Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. Quoted in the text, “In the actions of all men, and especially of princes who are not subjected to a court appeal, we must always look to the end. Let a prince, therefore, win victories and uphold his state; his methods will always be considered worthy, and everyone will praise them…” (Machiavelli p. 49). “Machiavelli argued that the most successful kings were not the ones who acted according to dictates of law, or justice, or
In Utopia Raphael refuses to be of service to any prince and justifies his refusal by being critical of the European institutions and customs. He explains himself by providing a detailed description of the island, their social arrangements, and amplifying the effective institutions of the Utopians all due to the idea of community of possessions (Baker-Smith, Dominic). Community of possessions meaning that everyone in the Utopian society has equal resources which eliminates conflict. Talked about in Hall’s lecture on September 29th 2014, if you get rid of inequality then that removes scarcity which then removes fear and insecurity which then leads to getting rid of competition and then lastly circles back to eliminating inequality. Raphael believes that in this ‘perfect’ world there would be no immorality because everything is already