Posted in Renaissance Lit on May 16th, 2008 7 Comments »
Consider the political system of Utopia. Which elements of the Utopian system would you like to see introduced into our system & why? Which would be unsuccessful in our system?
Posted in Renaissance Lit on May 8th, 2008 11 Comments »
What do Utopians believe to be the purpose of life (hint: pg 91-93) & how is this to be achieved? Does this seem like a reasonable plan of life? What would More say about contemporary ideas about pleasure?
Posted in Renaissance Lit on May 1st, 2008 18 Comments »
“There’s a delightful image in Plato, which explains why a sensible person is right to steer clear of politics. He sees everyone else rushing into the street and getting soaked in the pouring rain. He can’t persuade them to go indoors and keep dry. He knows if he went out too, he’d merely get equally [...]
