Is the idea of a utopian society merely an illusion?
For eons, humans have dreamt of achieving a perfect world; a world free of conflict, hunger and despair. A utopian world. But is this ideology merely just an illusion? Is it an unattainable reverie that is far from the grasp of our hands? A tale to tell in many fantasy novels? Or can it be attained? With the advances in technology and such, perhaps it isn’t the most far-fetched idea. The idea first came in 1516 when Sir Thomas More wrote about the first utopian world, a word stemmed from the Greek words ‘ou-topos’ and ‘eu-topos’. The word literally translates to ‘no-place’.
This leads me on to my first matter: Each and every one of us has our own inimitable idea of a utopia and not everyone can be satisfied. For example, when Sir Thomas Moore …show more content…
Our modern society inherently divides us based on our beliefs religions and cultures. For a utopian world to survive there would need to be equality in all areas of life and the absence of anything that could divide us. Hence, the only way to craft this utopian society would be to eradicate all freedom and individuality. Why? Because individuality induces subjective opinions and beliefs, which isn’t ideal for a utopian society because in consequence it would give rise to conflicts between people due to clashes in opinion and belief. Whilst you could argue that if everyone respected each other’s opinions, there would be no clashes, but this would neglect how it’s human nature to feel defensive. Essentially, we’d all have to be clones for a successful utopian world, but this itself wouldn’t ensure the survival of the society. We’d deplete in the rate of progression due to lack of creativity, which could be the demise of human evolution. Moreover, forcing people to change their existing culture, or making them change their religion or belief doesn’t exactly seem like the most ideal way to start a utopian
For eons, humans have dreamt of achieving a perfect world; a world free of conflict, hunger and despair. A utopian world. But is this ideology merely just an illusion? Is it an unattainable reverie that is far from the grasp of our hands? A tale to tell in many fantasy novels? Or can it be attained? With the advances in technology and such, perhaps it isn’t the most far-fetched idea. The idea first came in 1516 when Sir Thomas More wrote about the first utopian world, a word stemmed from the Greek words ‘ou-topos’ and ‘eu-topos’. The word literally translates to ‘no-place’.
This leads me on to my first matter: Each and every one of us has our own inimitable idea of a utopia and not everyone can be satisfied. For example, when Sir Thomas Moore …show more content…
Our modern society inherently divides us based on our beliefs religions and cultures. For a utopian world to survive there would need to be equality in all areas of life and the absence of anything that could divide us. Hence, the only way to craft this utopian society would be to eradicate all freedom and individuality. Why? Because individuality induces subjective opinions and beliefs, which isn’t ideal for a utopian society because in consequence it would give rise to conflicts between people due to clashes in opinion and belief. Whilst you could argue that if everyone respected each other’s opinions, there would be no clashes, but this would neglect how it’s human nature to feel defensive. Essentially, we’d all have to be clones for a successful utopian world, but this itself wouldn’t ensure the survival of the society. We’d deplete in the rate of progression due to lack of creativity, which could be the demise of human evolution. Moreover, forcing people to change their existing culture, or making them change their religion or belief doesn’t exactly seem like the most ideal way to start a utopian