Thomas More's Utopia--would you like to live there?

Question

why or why not?

Answer 1

No. It fails. That's the point of the book.

Added:
Those of you who think living in a structured society such as Utopia are all a bunch of idiots....seriously. The project has been tried and tried again and it freakin' fails...every g'damned time!
Man will only sacrifice so much of his own personal liberty for the sake of security and society. Eventually the needs of the individual will outweigh the needs of the society. However, before that happens those trusted with the care and feeding of the society will become corrupt.
I think the Soviet Union should stand as a testament to the utter insanity of this ever happeneing. From the get-go the Soviets failed and became corrupt. When Trotski tried to bring the others back to the ideals, they killed him. How many died under Stalin? We may never know. Under Stalin, you couldn't even read Utopia. It was a banned book and is still banned in China and North Korea and other places where the needs of society are allegedly placed before the needs of the individual.

The true nature of the meaning of Utopia is often disputed. More was Lord Chancellor of England and some scholars feel the work is in support of the King. But this is doubtful, as More was later executed by the King. On the other hand, Utopia is corrupt. Slavery exists, there are no individual rights, and the state is totalitarian. Many speculate that this is allegorical to 16th century Europe and More uses Utopia to point out problems in the society of his day.

Regardless of his reasoning, Utopia was far from ideal. Athiests were prosecuted, there was severe punishment for crimes such as adultery and pre-marital sex, and each house was allowed two slaves. Women had little civil rights and individual freedoms were practically non-existant.

Answer 2

1. It's almost impossible by nature of humanity.
2. Even if it does work, it's boring. What makes your heart rate go up more than being in a tight pickle with no way out when you know you're so screwed and you have to think on the spot to get out of the problem. Problems make life interesting...Perfect peace and quiet, while they are inherently good, are also very boring.

Answer 3

i have read thomas more's utopia and actually just finished reading brave new brave by huxley, and yes i do think that society would be better to live in if it consisted of the restrictions given by those society rules. i would rather live in a controlled society thats safe and harmonious, etc. than the hellhole most of us live in now. (pardon my french)