The ideal society is the most common, yet difficult attainable thoughts within human-kind. The most famous states of an Ideal society, where justice within self and community, lies within the readings of The Republic by Plato and Thomas More’s Utopia. With these passages being arguably the most riveting layouts of a just, whole society, they are used to this day to answer questions of nature versus nurture and the role of the human soul within a just and unjust society. To compare and contrast the differences of state, would allow one to analyze the social, economic and political institutions of the two states, and from there decide which would be the best state overall. I found the similarities in communism between the two societies outnumber
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In this society, they are put into class based on their strengths and each class is expected to work together cohesively as well as remain in their own places. The artisans are the skilled trade workers, these are like the sheep of the community and they are expected to do their trade job, listen and abide by the wishes of the guardians. The warriors carry out the wishes of the guardians and are the strongest within the community. The guardians are held to the highest power and they rule based on philosophical ideas. Plato describes the rulers as people who use their hungry and expressionist mind to feed and motivate their rational beings. Plato describes the living conditions of the state as limited geographically. This state does not see abortions as a means of population control like utopia. The rearing of children are left to their parents unlike the communal responsibility within the utopia. Here, women fight alongside men in war and are urged to take up the same tasks as men, if required. In the platonic state, war is fought using a citizen army and plato does not seem to have empathy for his enemies. Plato seems to also care about the sick much less than that of the utopian society, and this alone creates the divide needed to separate the two societies. Where utopia cares about others so much as to even attempt bribery towards enemies to minimize bloodshed on both sides, …show more content…
In utopia happiness and overall social life is free and inviting for all due to the short work day and even distribution
of work. In the platonic society, happiness and social clarity is mostly cherished among the artisans where as the rulers and warriors are held to a much stricter social standard. This and Plato's obsessiveness with making sure the artisans don't question the rulers, creates a hierarchy within a society unlike the communal utopia. Therefore, utopia would be the most desirable place to create the ideal just society.
In conclusion, each society has one goal of creating a just and ideal society that fosters intrinsic growth and commonwealth for all. The societies communal approach and strive to instill a moral compass in their citizens brings them together, but there specific structural government, equality for women and methods for war make them stand apart from each other. The state's ability to care about the sick and sinful in different ways play a huge role in utopia creating more equal, just environment than that of the republic and this will lead to establishing a moral code and a free and inviting
In this society, they are put into class based on their strengths and each class is expected to work together cohesively as well as remain in their own places. The artisans are the skilled trade workers, these are like the sheep of the community and they are expected to do their trade job, listen and abide by the wishes of the guardians. The warriors carry out the wishes of the guardians and are the strongest within the community. The guardians are held to the highest power and they rule based on philosophical ideas. Plato describes the rulers as people who use their hungry and expressionist mind to feed and motivate their rational beings. Plato describes the living conditions of the state as limited geographically. This state does not see abortions as a means of population control like utopia. The rearing of children are left to their parents unlike the communal responsibility within the utopia. Here, women fight alongside men in war and are urged to take up the same tasks as men, if required. In the platonic state, war is fought using a citizen army and plato does not seem to have empathy for his enemies. Plato seems to also care about the sick much less than that of the utopian society, and this alone creates the divide needed to separate the two societies. Where utopia cares about others so much as to even attempt bribery towards enemies to minimize bloodshed on both sides, …show more content…
In utopia happiness and overall social life is free and inviting for all due to the short work day and even distribution
of work. In the platonic society, happiness and social clarity is mostly cherished among the artisans where as the rulers and warriors are held to a much stricter social standard. This and Plato's obsessiveness with making sure the artisans don't question the rulers, creates a hierarchy within a society unlike the communal utopia. Therefore, utopia would be the most desirable place to create the ideal just society.
In conclusion, each society has one goal of creating a just and ideal society that fosters intrinsic growth and commonwealth for all. The societies communal approach and strive to instill a moral compass in their citizens brings them together, but there specific structural government, equality for women and methods for war make them stand apart from each other. The state's ability to care about the sick and sinful in different ways play a huge role in utopia creating more equal, just environment than that of the republic and this will lead to establishing a moral code and a free and inviting