One of the fascinating subjects described by More was that of the social and business relations within one of the utopias. Some of the concepts he portrays could be called good in theory but could never be considered applicable in a realistic society. The social ideals he describes bind people in their own niche and provide no motivation whatsoever for developments and advancements within the group.
The description in the book is one that to me conveys many of the ideas held fondly in a communist society, which as history has proven are destined for failure. Citizens' lives are basically dictated as to what and where they will eat, where they will live, and with whom they will live. A utopic society should be one in which there is no class system, but in the society that More describes, although one is not specifically laid out, it is certainly apparent to exist. At the communal meals however, the ambassadors are permitted to extra privileges as compared to the normal......
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