Happiness In A Utopian Society

“According to the normal view, happiness is the summum bonum towards which we’re naturally impelled by virtue - which in their definition means following one’s natural impulses” (72). Pursuing happiness is thought of as a self-centrical idea in the outside world. Once an individual attains happiness, they do not feel obligated to help the people around them, because they would rather continue to further their pleasure. Utopia, an imaginary perfect society created by Thomas More, is far different from other countries in the world. In Utopia, the citizens are kept happy by their government practices, but their happiness benefits the pleasure to those who are Utopians and non-Utopians, through the practices of agriculture, pleasure, and war. Pleasure is highly sought out by the Utopians; it places emphasis on the pleasure of a individual rather the Utopians as a whole. Raphael says “ He [God] may sentence you to a life go hard labour, inadequate sleep , and general discomfort, but he’ll also tell you to do your best to ease the pains and privations of others … For obviously nothing could be more humane, or more natural for a human being to, than to relieve other people’s sufferings, put an end to their miseries and restore their joie de vivre” (72) . God will put you …show more content…
Citizens of other nations are focused on self-centrical happiness, but the Utopian society distinguishes itself by providing its nation and others through the execution of agriculture, pleasure, and war. Though these practices of providing happiness to others may seem peculiar, people benefit so greatly from receiving it! Essentially, by the Utopians showing readers what their happiness looks like, readers get a sense of realization that happiness can be given up for the welfare of other beings, but those sacrifices eventually result in even more happiness for themselves and for mankind as