Project Gutenberg 2008-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 244 More, Thomas, Saint 1478 1535 Morus, Thomas More, Thomas, Sir, Saint Moore, Thomas, Saint Utopia Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Utopia" by Saint Thomas More is a philosophical work written in the early 16th century. The text is presented as a fictional dialogue in which the character Raphael Hythloday describes an ideal society on the fictional island of Utopia. This book delves into topics such as political theory, social structures, and the nature of justice, aiming to explore the concept of an ideal community. The opening of "Utopia" introduces readers to key figures, particularly the protagonist Raphael Hythloday, a traveler and philosopher who recounts his adventures and insights about various nations, including the peculiarities and virtues of Utopia itself. More frames the narrative as a correspondence between himself and his friend Peter Giles, setting the stage for Hythloday's discussions on governance and societal flaws. From the outset, themes of justice, morality, and societal critique emerge as Hythloday expresses both his contempt for contemporary political practices and his vision of a more equitable society, offering a thought-provoking examination of the complexities involved in achieving an ideal state. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Utopias -- Early works to 1800 HX Text DE Sachbuch Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 327828 327837 2024-09-11T11:24:16.402218 2023-09-12T05:25:01.730601 text/html text/html 320149 2021-01-04T06:46:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 121467 2021-01-04T06:46:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169928 2024-09-11T11:24:21.510154 application/epub+zip 171412 2024-09-11T11:24:17.864183 application/epub+zip 171412 2024-09-11T11:24:16.984166 application/epub+zip 284851 2024-09-11T11:24:24.549155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262451 2024-09-11T11:24:20.924146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262601 2022-09-12T12:11:23.446551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309256 309154 2024-09-11T11:24:16.034184 2023-09-12T05:25:01.397574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 303821 2021-01-04T06:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116242 2021-01-04T06:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18675 2024-09-11T11:24:24.680134 application/rdf+xml 9014 2024-09-11T11:24:17.348158 image/jpeg 2458 2024-09-11T11:24:17.165159 image/jpeg 163695 2024-09-11T11:24:16.434176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia