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A 7 page research paper on Utopia and The New Atlantis. The writer details the place of each in utopian literature and compares them for style and content. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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conditions of social equality and intellectual achievement. In 1610, Sir Francis Bacon published The New Atlantis, another fictional work on the ideal state, but it was not philosophical in
its outlook. Rather, with Bacon, the common man lived in material comfort, and the rest was of little relative importance. While both visions were in part the result
of their times and social contexts, More represents a Humanist view of man, while Bacon is more concerned with materialism and the possession of wealth. Both address many of
the same points such as religion, social order, and communal sharing of resources, but they do so with different emphasis and depth. Mores Utopia, meaning literally "nowhere," is in two
parts. First it sets out a problem of the evils of the social order in Europe, then it tells a travelers fantastic tale of a place where the problems
are solved. This latter is Utopia, a perfect society on an imaginary island where everyone is free from all cares, anxieties, and miseries. Every member of the community
is given food, clothing and shelter, education and medical treatment. Working hours are relatively short, and there is leisure for all to enjoy life. From a material standpoint,
it eliminates poverty and the inequalities wherein the rich rule. However, it is also a place of rigid social control. People are not allowed to travel without special
permission, there is little privacy, and sexual immorality is severely punished. Mores view of the perfect society was in keeping with his view of the evils of his own time.
Each of the things he proposed as part of the Utopian life were the opposite of conditions in his own time, and his work was a protest against the
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