Utopia

More's 'Utopia' is a complex, innovative and penetrating contribution to political thought, culminating in the famous 'description' of the Utopians, who live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, who hold all possessions in common, and view gold as worthless.Darwing on the ideas of Plato,St Augustine and Aristotle,Utopia was to prove seminal in its turn,giving rise to the genres of utopian and dystopian prose fiction whose practitioners include Sir Francis Bacon,H.G.Wells,Aldous Huxley and George Orwel.At once a critique of the social consequences of greed and a meditation on the personal cost of entering public service,Utopia dramatises the difficulty of balancing the competing claims of idealism and pragmatism,and continues to invite its readers to become participants in a compelling debate concerning the best state of a commonwealth.

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This text presents a contribution to political thought, culminating in the description of the "utopians". These figures live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, hold all possessions in common and view gold as worthless.

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length: (cm)19.8 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.6

INTRODUCTION
Ralph Robinson to William Cecil
The Translator to the Gentle Reader
First Letter from Thomas More to Peter Giles
A Letter from Peter Giles to Jerome Busleyden
Second Letter from Thomas More to Peter Giles
THE FIRST BOOK:
Concering the Best State of a Commonwealth
THE SECOND BOOK:
The Description of Utopia
Of the Cities and namely of Amaurote
Of the Magistrates
Of Sciences,Crafts and Occupations
Of their Living and Mutual Conversation Together
Of their Journeying or Travelling Abroad
Of Bondmen,Sick Persons,Wedlock,and divers other Matters
Of Warfare
Of the Religions in Utopia
A Metre of Four Verses in the Utopian Tongue
A Short Metre of Utopia
The Utopian Alphabet
Glossary
Names