Choose one utopia and consider the characteristics required of its model citizen and model leader.
It was during the sixteen century that Sir Thomas Moore coined the term utopia to signify an imaginary society of perfect harmony and happiness. Consider the first utopian work as it was the first important attempt to define the perfect political order; Plato’s The Republic describes an ideal society in which conditions are equal and preferable for all citizen as could be considered. He based his idea on the just society based on his philosophical inquiries. Plato’s work outlines the social and governmental structuring as well as legislative and resource allocation policies that would be necessary for the sustainability of his society. He describes …show more content…
His rulers were expected to make “wise decisions by contemplating the forms” (Plato’s, The Republic). According to the republic, the perfect polity is only fit to be ruled by the philosopher-king. Socrates states that the reason a philosopher-king is fit to rule, is that he does not desire power but rather he thirst after knowledge. A Moral leader would understand the four virtues: wisdom, courage, justice and temperance as it is a large part of the education of the guardian. “At the end of a prolong period of study, a guardian, by understanding the truth of things, can become a philosopher and thus a potential ruler, as only philosophers—those superior in wisdom—hold the highest office. (Magstadt, 48)” Lastly, only those born in the guardian class are allowed to lead as they are the only ones who are educated with the entire range of human activities, including the aesthetics intellectual, moral and physical aspect of …show more content…
When it is up to your government to control what is in your best interest: the abolishment of the family structure, with whom you are allowed to reproduce with, censorship and even how much your own self-worth is value, one can see why many could not afford the price. In simpler terms, each member of the society must only play the role for which his nature best suits and not meddle in any other business. Socrates makes the assumption that each individual is happy engaging in occupations that suits him the best, a man whose nature suit him to farming must farm and does nothing else; a man whose nature suits him to lead must lead and do nothing else. He believes this to be the only way to ensure that each job is done well as
It was during the sixteen century that Sir Thomas Moore coined the term utopia to signify an imaginary society of perfect harmony and happiness. Consider the first utopian work as it was the first important attempt to define the perfect political order; Plato’s The Republic describes an ideal society in which conditions are equal and preferable for all citizen as could be considered. He based his idea on the just society based on his philosophical inquiries. Plato’s work outlines the social and governmental structuring as well as legislative and resource allocation policies that would be necessary for the sustainability of his society. He describes …show more content…
His rulers were expected to make “wise decisions by contemplating the forms” (Plato’s, The Republic). According to the republic, the perfect polity is only fit to be ruled by the philosopher-king. Socrates states that the reason a philosopher-king is fit to rule, is that he does not desire power but rather he thirst after knowledge. A Moral leader would understand the four virtues: wisdom, courage, justice and temperance as it is a large part of the education of the guardian. “At the end of a prolong period of study, a guardian, by understanding the truth of things, can become a philosopher and thus a potential ruler, as only philosophers—those superior in wisdom—hold the highest office. (Magstadt, 48)” Lastly, only those born in the guardian class are allowed to lead as they are the only ones who are educated with the entire range of human activities, including the aesthetics intellectual, moral and physical aspect of …show more content…
When it is up to your government to control what is in your best interest: the abolishment of the family structure, with whom you are allowed to reproduce with, censorship and even how much your own self-worth is value, one can see why many could not afford the price. In simpler terms, each member of the society must only play the role for which his nature best suits and not meddle in any other business. Socrates makes the assumption that each individual is happy engaging in occupations that suits him the best, a man whose nature suit him to farming must farm and does nothing else; a man whose nature suits him to lead must lead and do nothing else. He believes this to be the only way to ensure that each job is done well as