Thomas More

(Author)

Utopia (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 7 July 1997

Utopia (Revised)
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Reading Age
Ages: 14
Grade Levels
9
Part of Series
Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy
Part of Series
Dover Thrift Editions
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Dover Publications
Date Published
7 Jul 1997
ISBN-10
0486295834
ISBN-13
9780486295831

Description

First published in Latin in 1516, Utopia was the work of Sir Thomas More (1477-1535), the brilliant humanist, scholar, and churchman executed by Henry VIII for his refusal to accept the king as the supreme head of the Church of England.
In this work, which gave its name to the whole genre of books and movements hypothesizing an ideal society, More envisioned a patriarchal island kingdom that practiced religious tolerance, in which everybody worked, no one has more than his fellows, all goods were community-owned, and violence, bloodshed, and vice nonexistent. Based to some extent on the writings of Plato and other earlier authors, Utopia nevertheless contained much that was original with More.
In the nearly 500 years since the book's publication, there have been many attempts at establishing "Utopias" both in theory and in practice. All of them, however, seem to embody ideas already present in More's classic treatise: optimistic faith in human nature, emphasis on the environment and proper education, nostalgia for a lost innocence, and other positive elements.
In this new, inexpensive edition, readers can study for themselves the essentials of More's utopian vision and how, although the ideal society he envisioned is still unrealized, at least some of his proposals have come to pass in today's world.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 14
Author:
Thomas More
Book Edition:
Revised
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 July 1997
Dimensions:
21.29 x 13.31 x 0.58 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 9
ISBN-10:
0486295834
ISBN-13:
9780486295831
Language:
English
Location:
Mineola, NY
Pages:
96
Weight:
81.65 gm

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