According to the social philosopher Thomas More’s definition
of the word “Utopia”, it literally means “nowhereville”(Morely), an imaginary
community, which refers to that human have overcomes with the social conflict
and hardship.
To investigate the idea of utopia more deeply, I agree with how
Maeterlink state that a utopia for mankind should be like in the publication
“Utopia & Revolution: On the Origins of a Metaphor” by Melvin J. Lasky and
Irving Louis Horowitz. “A world that is noblest, most courageous, most
charitable, most devoted, most generous,” (Lasky, Horowitz. 7) peaceful and
equal in every aspects of society, such as government, politics, gender and
religion. This ideal world eliminates humans from pain, fear, war and hatred.
On the other hand, the light cannot exist without the dark, just as happiness
cannot exist without sadness. So, in the Utopian world, not only have we
removed the negative parts of life, but also the positive parts. Ideal as the Utopian concept may sound, from the logical point of view, it seems to be a
very emotionless place. There’s no more intimate connection and sense of
kinship between human. So should utopia still be consider an ideal society that
human should aim for?
Sources:
Lasky, M. J. (2004). Utopia & Revolution: On the Origins of a Metaphor. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
Albert Fried and Ronald Sanders, ed., Socialist
Thought: A Documentary History, New York: Columbia University Press, 1964),
pp. 18-31.
Morelly. Code de la nature, Paris, 184.
