Ancient Knowledge ClubUtopiaThomas More

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Utopia

by Thomas More

A fictional society used to question work, property, religion and the shape of collective life.

Written 1516 25 guided readings Named English edition Read at your own pace

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DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Meeting the traveller who can question EuropeOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Why good counsel fails at courtOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. A society that creates theftOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Punishment that repairs rather than destroysOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Rank decides which counsel is heardOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. A rich people is the ruler's securityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Prudent compromise or complicityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Common property and deliberate institutionsOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH. Cities organised around shared cultivationOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR TOWNS, PARTICULARLY OF AMAUROTOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR MAGISTRATESOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR TRADES, AND MANNER OF LIFEOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR TRAFFICOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS. Freedom from want and control of movementOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS. Custom teaches people what to admireOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS. Pleasure disciplined by reason and equalityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS. Health, knowledge, and the order of pleasureOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS. Learning through rapid adaptationOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR SLAVES, AND OF THEIR MARRIAGES

OF THEIR SLAVES, AND OF THEIR MARRIAGES. Mercy, discipline, and coercive orderOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR SLAVES, AND OF THEIR MARRIAGES. Plain law and the bond of humanityOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR MILITARY DISCIPLINE

OF THEIR MILITARY DISCIPLINE. War condemned and practised by indirect meansOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THEIR MILITARY DISCIPLINE. Disciplined force and unequal exposureOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE UTOPIANS

OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE UTOPIANS. Religious liberty with civic limitsOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE UTOPIANS. Religious vocation and common worshipOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE UTOPIANS. A commonwealth praised without final agreementOriginal source, plain English guide and key takeaways

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