- More stated in not so many words that rude people should have their own island so that they are away from the nice people of the land. I see both perspectives on this. If you seperate them they don't learn to coinhabit with others. If you don't seperate them, however, the people that are nice have to deal with the problems from rude people.
- More stated that the people shift jobs every year so that everyone knows how to do every job. This helps so that no one can become irreplaceable if they happen to die or can no longer work.
- More said that everyone knew about agriculture. This is good because farming is very important. We get a lot of our food that way and it is cheaper to get the food if you can do it yourself.
- More believed that a set schedule was good. They would work for three hours before dinner and three after. This keeps organization which is important to keep things running smoothly. Also, it gives you a break in working so you can stay motivated.
- More believed that there should be no bad games for kids to play. This helps prevent the teaching of violence.
- More said that women did little jobs because they were weaker than men. I disagree with this because women can do the same things a man do when they are allowed to learn.
- More believed that no one should use money to buy things because everyone would share to help you. This just makes sense. If you need something your neighbors should help you if they have extra and vice versa.
- More said that one should be taught to read and learn when they aren't working. This is good because you can never learn too much. Knowledge is a great power. It is also a productive way to spend your time.
- More said that people should believe that God taught that good people got rewards and bad people should be punished. People should learn to do good things in order to get a reward instead of doing whatever they want.
- More believed that hunting for pleasure is bad and only should be done to get food. Killing small animals is pointless if they don't help you in any way. If you just do it for fun it is wrong.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
In Thomas More's book two of Utopia, he hints at more of his ideas about the "perfect society." Characteristics and my opinions are as follows:
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I agree with you that making everyone perform the same job ensures that there is always someone there to get that job done. Which is nice and equal to all the workers in general. Agriculture is another good point. I believe that that is one of the main focuses any new society should have. I do not really agree that a set schedual is good for all jobs, although the idea that they only work 6 hours a day seems pretty nice. Especially when the leftover time they have can be used for reading and "expanding their mind". I also agree with your opinion on the male vs. females in the work force. But is that not the way every "perfect" society views women? I completely disagree with More's views too, but that is the way they thought of women in his time. In addition I agree with you that killing animals for fun is very wrong. And not having money could solve a lot of social and economic problems in the world if everyone just cooperated with one another.
I agree with you to an extent on shifting jobs every couple of years. However, if I found a job that I love I would not want to leave it for one that I hate and there is always the younger generations that can be trained on your particular skill so it is not lost.
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