Is it possible to recreate the idea of a perfect society? If yes , then the person in agreement thinks the idea of a perfect society or utopia is possible. A utopia is a place or condition of things in which everything is perfect or immaculate. But can there really be a place of complete perfection. Well , some may say yes and some have even attempted to run a utopian experiment. Others , may agree that the idea of complete perfection , just can’t possibly exist. Though some utopian experiments have been said to succeed , many have failed , consequently leading most people to believe a perfect society just cannot exist due to many factors such as improper governing , human survival , natural disasters and much more.
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of all , one of the main reasons people do not believe in utopias is the fact that over the years people have attempted to create utopias, but ultimately failed at it, thus making these just experiments. A famous utopia that failed was George Pullman’s capitalist society. Pullman had a long lasting utopian experiment for quite a while. Though there were a few issues with the community to start with it seemed to all be going smoothly. This was until he got greedy , which led to the downfall of his community. According to the article “4 utopian communities that didn’t pan out” , the downfall of of Pullman’s community came as stated “The experiment lasted longer than many of the other settlements but ultimately failed. Pullman began demanding more and more rent to offset company losses(92).” Apparently , Pullman’s demand for more money led to riots and then soon after , the downfall of the community. Something I see in a considerable amount of utopian experiments is they make their citizens only pay a small amount of money for things like living cost , rent , etc. So, since communities needs money to continue to thrive, how would you know if the situation that happened in Pullmans’ community were to happen elsewhere. Without payment , the community could easily go bankrupt and begin to fail. But demanding too much money , will be seen as selfish and would be less appealing to citizens. If a utopia where to start , they probably wouldn’t last due to the fact that a leader of a “utopian” community has a higher chance of becoming power hungry. Secondly , another reason that utopias were said to fail was due to the fact that there was not any form of proper governing.
As we saw in Pullmans’ community , one person who had the power of the community got extremely selfish with his communities money which ruined the chance of the utopia doing competently. So , if you were to have a group of people governing or leading the community , would that help offset the chance of everything going wrong? In some cases yes , in most cases though , the answer is no because these people who “govern” the community often make mistakes and moreover , even if the mistakes are small , they can end in much bigger problems. Many utopian experiments failed due to the fact they didn’t have any proper governing or people leading in their community. As stated in the article “Why Utopias fail” , one of the reasons why utopias don’t last was due to the lack of governing and not due to the actions of the citizens or people living there did. This article specifically states “While many people believe utopias are doomed to fail because of human nature , it’s much more useful to approach utopia as the ultimate governance challenge.(88)” This is basically saying human nature does not cause the downfall of things but the fact that there is a factor of strong governing which is just not achievable. Granted, it’s not easy to try to run or govern any sort of community no matter how big or small, especially without some sort of experience. This proves that utopias can’t exist because they are not really well governed for or even just taken good care
of. On the other hand, even though there are many utopias that failed , some have flourished over the years and some that might even exist to this day. The problem is, even though these “utopias” may have thrived , to think each one was a perfect society, it just doesn't add up. Even when looking at evidence supporting a utopia , it doesn’t seem justifiable and can be easily shut down as everyone has their own idea of a perfect society so the idea of a perfect society for everyone just seems impossible. For example, in accordance to an article titled “Want to escape the real world? 9 utopias that really exist “ the article mentions many utopias around the world that are for the most part doing satisfactorily. Someone living in one of these utopias which is located in Greenbank, West Virginia states “ Life isn’t perfect here, There’s no grocery stores, no restaurants , no hospital nearby… but at least here i’m healthy, I can do things , and i’m not in bed with a headache all the time.(94)” This person seems to be doing adequately despite the lack of manufacturing or businesses nearby. Yet, they state that life isn’t perfect there so is that place technically a utopia. Plus, they state there is no hospital nearby, which is extremely concerning when living in an area with so many other people crowded around you, who knows what might happen. Plus, since they mention the lack of hospital, grocery stores, etc. , don’t you think there is a subtle concern for the lack of those things. In our society, if we didn't have hospitals or grocery stores , we couldn’t really function as those have become things in our community that we just can’t live without. In conclusion, there is a lot of widespread evidence that utopias just cannot exist. Whatever your standpoint is though on this heated debate, we can all agree that the topic of a utopia is an extremely thought-provoking yet bewildering subject. Just the thought of trying to think of what your own utopia would be is fascinating. Plus, even though many of the utopian experiments have failed , the ones standing seem like a nice place nevertheless and if the people living there seem happy, why not support that they may think of it as a utopia. So do you believe in a perfect society?
Imagine a world where there are no crimes at all, where there are no personal possessions, and where religions are practiced everywhere - the “perfect” Utopian society, essentially. The general purpose of this society was so that “Man could live with his fellow Man and find personal fulfillment without doing harm to others.” It’s almost a given that this Utopian concept has been deemed as mankind’s ideal world, thus it having been sought after so fervently. With that so, it’s almost a foreign idea that perhaps, the concept of a Utopian society given could prove not to be as perfect or ideal as thought - perhaps, it could be self-destructive in itself, a non-permanent society. Yet, the question remains: how exactly is that possible?
Is there such a place where ideal perfection exists? Can our views on social, political, and moral issues ever concur with one another? The answer to these questions is simple - no. The world we live in today is full of social, political, and moral imperfections that hinder our ability to live a life free of evil. In Ursula LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven, this imperfect lifestyle is the foundation on which the desire for a utopian society sits. The American Heritage Dictionary defines reality as the totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence . For George Orr, the protagonist in the novel, his dreams actually become reality. Through his gift of effective dreaming, Orr can alter elements in the "real world" and is terrified because of it. In Orr's view, "This gift has been given to a fool, a passive nothing of a man" (LeGuin 121).
Is a utopia possible in a human society? The article, “Mimetic Desire and the scapegoat” by Brian Mcdonald describes how humans are intertwined with mimetic desire and scapegoats. Mcdonald gives an example of three children who display both of these features. The short story, “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le is about a town of which is considered happy and joyful, but at the cost and misery of one child. Then, there are those who leave and never come back to Omelas. Both of these stories are laced into one another. As humans a utopia or a perfect society cannot exist due to the reasons that define us as, “human.”
There are many elements that are required to maintain a utopian society such as equal chores of an everyday household. There are responsibilities of every resident from cooking food to keeping the house clean. These chores have to be just otherwise the purpose of the utopian society is corrupted. All residents have the same right as any other member of the society yet there are some rules that are to be followed to help maintain the community. This is when a form of self-government comes into action.
Will perfection ever be possible or is it just a concept that we have not yet decided will never be possible? Over time, people have tried to come up with a plan to make perfection possible in ¨worlds¨. These ¨worlds¨ are called utopias. Utopias sound like a beautiful environment where equality is everywhere. Except, there is more to utopias than equality. Utopias do not just have perfection or equality, the people therefore are just as perfect. In utopias, the people share everything and are united together, making their society benefit. Over the years, utopias have been built that still exist to today, unfortunately the majority of utopias built in all, have failed causing utopias to be impossible. Consequently, utopias are impossible because of poisonous power grabs, the disturbing requirements to be a part of
Between the 1820’s and 1860’s, Americans were trying new things and promoting different ideas and ways of thinking. Once such idea is that of a utopian society. A utopian society, simple put, means a perfect society. There are many examples of experiments at utopian society in the 1800’s.
Utopian societies are often thought to be impractical based upon the human idea that no one person or thing can ever be completely perfect. Because this idea of perfection is practically impossible to achieve, various controlled techniques need to be used in order to create a utopia. Aldous Huxley states in his foreword to Brave New World that the creation of a perfect utopia is quite possible if we as humans “refrain from blowing ourselves to smithereens” in attempts at creating social stability (xiv). Huxley’s Brave New World “depicts a World State where there is absolute social stability made possible by government-controlled research in biology and psychology” (Woiak 4). While the existence of this utopian
In Utopia Land is bountiful, foes are afar, and the economy is always seemly predictable. This fairy tale of a political philosophy and economic theory is sought after by the idealist and seen as a naive attempt the better society by the realist. This work requires an imagination, an ability to suspend disbelief for interpretation and application. More wrote this work as satire, upset with the current political conditions of Europe and and reviewing these ideals just as so; however, with more realistic applications with the time of conception and tomorrow on distant planets.
This constitution made by the people, for the people, declares the necessary laws required to maintain a perfect utopian society. Unlike our previous society, there will be many opportunities to help our society thrive. Everyone will have rights that were not present in previous societies. Unlike other civilizations and empires, the goal of this utopia is not to create a era of peace and advancement. The goal of this Utopia is to keep peace, prosperity, enlightenment, and a “Renaissance” going on forever.
Few people would take issue with the statement that America faces monumental challenges both to its own well-being as well as to its self-imposed duty to become "a more perfect union". Over the years, many speakers, authors, and dreamers have used the dirty facts of this nation's (and its predecessors') seemingly unrepentant capitalism, paternalism, belligerence, and tendency toward cultural assimilation to declare the entire enterprise bankrupt and to focus, not on where, exactly, the USA went wrong, but instead on what the truly ideal civilization would look like. They have created, in speech or on paper, entire realms of happiness and harmony, free of injustice, crime, and any other negative social vice. They have failed, however, in most cases, to free themselves from the trap of the nature of the human animal and his uncanny ability to absolutely avoid accurate prediction or even adequate description. It is my suggestion that, out of the bulk of utopian proposals the world has seen, the Constitution of the United States does, in fact, come the closest to creating "no place" for the greatest number of people through its pragmatism, its admission to not knowing the nature of every man, and, most importantly, its allowal of alternate visions of Utopia.
Even if we were willing and able to make such a momentous change, there are always people with their own opinions in a utopia. How would the governing system of a utopia prevent outbursts which may lead to actual thinking? As in The Giver, they will either let them protest in public, or will attempt to quash such rebellious thought...
Since the dawn of mankind, humans have always expressed a desire to understand natural phenomenon and to answer questions regarding their way of life, their birth and what happens after death. These needs resulted in the development of a variety of philosophies and theories that can be found all around the world today. These beliefs soon became more and more superstitious. Once these beliefs became part of the social structure like castes and race, these caused a social divide - A divide that affected the economic status of the livelihood in a society. If this trend of religious discrimination around the world is observed and analysed, I felt that this question might be the key to predict how bright our future as a united utopia will prevail.
Utopia, a term that appeared in the 16th century, was invented by Sir Thomas More in 1516. Many define utopia to be an idealistic and utterly perfect society. However, theoretically, utopia has nearly perfect qualities, not exactly perfect. In history, there has not been any specific record of a utopian society existing and there has been controversy on that it will never exist. However, a utopian society is possible because a utopia does not necessarily need to be absolutely perfect, society can come together and put aside its differences, and because the people learn how to improve situations that can happen or have happened.
Utopia is a society that you really can’t wrap your head around. In Utopia it talks about Thomas, Raphael, Peter how they met and what they think they about the society. It ask you questions that really makes you think, would I want to live in this society? Utopia talks about how they are a perfect society but it makes you wonder if they really are. (More, 2011)
After analysing six different utopias, it is concluded that Babghanistan, Liluania and Alfaunia is the most realistic out of all the utopias. The similarity that is identified between the 3 utopia is that the state of nature and inherent nature is easily identified and responsibilities, rights of both citizen and the government are appropriate.