“Utopian Societies” By: Steven Davis and Michael German New Harmony was one of the first utopian communities established in the Antebellum Era. This community was founded by Johann Georg Rapp. He was also the spiritual leader of this historical community. Two years later A Scottish industrialist bought New Harmony by Robert Owen. He came to America looking to start a utopian society. Robert Owen formed a secular utopian society at New Harmony and it failed. His vision of the utopian society was
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Samantha Brimhall Mrs. Rhoden English 8 October 2012 Utopian Society A utopian society is an ideal community or society that possesses a desirable perfection. Although it is only an attempt to be ideally perfect. The characteristics of a utopia can portray one’s dystopia or nightmare. That is what leads to the question: do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? This question determines whether the world or society is a utopia or a dystopia. Unquestionably the needs of
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A utopian society that requires uniformity defies human nature by repressing the individual. Man is born alone‚ man dies alone‚ and the individual man faces decisions in life alone. No two humans are the same thus‚ no society can become one of perfect uniformity; if it refuses to accept this individuality. Man is an individual born with human nature to reason‚ inquire‚ and desire. In a utopian society‚ the individual is repressed to the extent in which man lives ignorantly. The individual has the
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nature of humans. The Utopian society has very specific order to make the way it runs very efficiently. More specifically occupations‚ travel and social relations are highly controlled which leaves a very small window for deviation from the accepted norm. Under these circumstances‚ it is possible to have a functioning society‚ however‚ this show of a rigid society does not leave space for anyone who wishes to choose an alternate path of some sort. Compared to today’s society‚ Utopia has only what
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Fahrenheit vs. Handmaid Utopian societies are in constant struggle to find perfection in everyday life. In Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaid’s Tale‚ each protagonist is struggling with fitting into these boundaries of perfection. When inquisitive minds emerge in a society that strives to be so pure‚ it can become dangerous not only physically but also emotionally. Although these societies strive for a utopia thinking that it will allow them to reach perfection‚ it in fact ends in hypocrisy. Hypocrisy
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In an ideal utopian world‚ there would be no hatred‚ segregation‚ or conflict. People would respect one another. People would accept one another. Every person would have equally opportunities and freedoms. For these reasons‚ today’s society is far from utopia. Since the dawn of civilization‚ there has been extensive conflict between groups of people. In order for society to become closer to an optimal world‚ everyone will need to learn to coexist no matter race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ or religion.
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Social problems require utopian analysis. We must resolve the dispute into its underlying ideals‚ and their consequences. If a solution can be found‚ it will be a "utopian" change to the laws‚ institutions‚ or traditions of that community. "Utopian" does not mean "impossible‚" or "unrealistic‚" or "planned;" it just means "deliberate." Utopians want to improve society with a deliberate and conscious change. A society is utopian if some parts of it have been consciously created according to true ideals
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asked if they would like to live in a utopian society would say no. The odd thing is that the definition of what utopia actually is can be highly debatable. The term itself was coined by Thomas More. The word Utopia came from the word eutopia which means good place and the word eutopia which means no place. So‚ essentially More wanted to describe a place that was good but did not exist. There are many different solutions or ideas for creating utopian societies. Large scale ideas do not seem to
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perfect life in the form of a utopian society. A utopian society is a group of people attempting to live together in a perfect way to form a perfect society. In this society every person has food‚ a job‚ a house‚ is physically healthy and the crime rate is low. Other characteristics of a utopian society are that a figureheads bring the individuals of the society together‚ the natural world is embraced‚ and informed thought are promoted. Moreover‚ in a utopian society citizens embrace social and moral
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listened to multiple political science essays in the last few weeks of my Honors Colloquium class‚ some essential concepts really stuck out to me and resonated in my mind. The idea of a utopian society that was brought forth in class got me thinking of how our world would be like today if we adopted some utopian methods of living. In America we are very blessed to live in the land of opportunity yet we are always focused on what is the next and best opportunity for us to seize. The American people
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