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A '''utopian''' future is one where the populace is happy, all the time, and their lives are filled with pleasure. The term comes from the book ''Utopia'' by [[Thomas More]], a work of fiction, originally in Latin, describing an island which purports to be an ideal society. Like [[Plato]]'s ''[[The Republic]]'', it actually describes a world far from ideal. The term Utopia comes from the Greek terms: οὐ ''no'', and τόπος, ''place,'' i.e. "no place" or "place that does not exist") | A '''utopian''' future is one where the populace is happy, all the time, and their lives are filled with pleasure. The term comes from the book ''Utopia'' by [[Thomas More]], a work of fiction, originally in Latin, describing an island which purports to be an ideal society. Like [[Plato]]'s ''[[The Republic]]'', it actually describes a world far from ideal. The term Utopia comes from the Greek terms: οὐ ''no'', and τόπος, ''place,'' i.e. "no place" or "place that does not exist") | ||
| − | A number of people throughout history have attempted to set up their own | + | A number of people throughout history have attempted to set up their own utopian societies, and all of these attempts have ended in failure. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 00:31, January 16, 2008
A utopian future is one where the populace is happy, all the time, and their lives are filled with pleasure. The term comes from the book Utopia by Thomas More, a work of fiction, originally in Latin, describing an island which purports to be an ideal society. Like Plato's The Republic, it actually describes a world far from ideal. The term Utopia comes from the Greek terms: οὐ no, and τόπος, place, i.e. "no place" or "place that does not exist")
A number of people throughout history have attempted to set up their own utopian societies, and all of these attempts have ended in failure.
See Also
Dystopia, the flipside of Utopia