Society: A Utopial Society

The definition of ideal refers to the act of being perfect. While an ideal society may not be a perfect one, it should be one that is most beneficial to its communities and citizens. It should also be one with good social and political order. Currently in the world, there is corruption that comes with power, poverty and homelessness, and detrimental foreign relations. If there was an ideal society it would be one with non-materialistic values, a respect for others, good opportunities, and a sense of security for all of its people Non-materialistic values are an important part in an ideal society because they will promote kindness and care among the citizens. By erasing the viewpoint of wealth being one of the most important assets, a society and individuals will make decisions based on the well being of everyone and not just one group of people. These views will also prevent corruption within higher status people. Sir Thomas More states that, in a Utopian society, a man would “be silly enough to think himself better than other people” just because he has more wealth. More continues to talk about the uselessness of “the dull gleam of a tiny bit of stone” and how an ideal society cannot fathom why wealth became so important to people. Without the importance and excessiveness of …show more content…
In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, he talks about the levels of education people receive. In this writing, it explains that what we see is what we believe and speak about by comparing how the “prisoners would mistake appearance for reality” because that is all they have experienced. The rest of the story goes on to explain the levels of education and how people learn. An ideal society would contain people who are courteous in conflicts and towards others who have not yet reached their full educational