Utopia
[ju:'təupiə]
Definition
(noun.) an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal.
(noun.) a work of fiction describing a utopia.
(noun.) a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island.
(noun.) ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects.
Typist: Shelley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
(n.) Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.
Typed by Justine
Examples
- Their minds construct a utopia--one in which all judgments are based on logical inference from syllogisms built on the law of mathematical probabilities. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And 'the secret has perished' with him; to this day the place of Utopia remains unknown. Plato. The Republic.
- There are intimations of it even as early as More's _Utopia_ (1516). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In England Sir Thomas More produced a quaint imitation of Plato's _Republic_ in his _Utopia_, setting out a sort of autocratic communism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The 'Utopia' of Sir Thomas More is a surprising monument of his genius, and shows a reach of thought far beyond his contemporaries. Plato. The Republic.
- Though not all of them would accept the name, these reformers are simply utopia-makers in action. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But it has little or no charm of style, and falls very far short of the 'New Atlantis' of Bacon, and still more of the 'Utopia' of Sir Thomas More. Plato. The Republic.
- Such a speculation, can, at worst, be regarded but as a new Utopia, less amusing, certainly, but no more useless and chimerical than the old one. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In our own age even Utopias affect the spirit of legislation, and an abstract idea may exercise a great influence on practical politics. Plato. The Republic.
- Like all utopias, it cannot succeed, but it may point the way to success. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There were no more Utopias. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That is the great lesson which the utopias teach by their failure--that schemes, however nicely arranged, cannot be imposed upon human beings who are interested in other things. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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