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The word utopia was coined in 1516 from Ancient Greek by the Englishman Sir Thomas More for his Latin text Utopia. It literally translates as "no place", coming from the Greek : οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place"), and meant any non-existent society, when ‘described in considerable detail’. [4]
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Jun 21, 2024 · utopia, an ideal commonwealth whose inhabitants exist under seemingly perfect conditions. Hence utopian and utopianism are words used to denote visionary reform that tends to be impossibly idealistic.
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Jun 25, 2024 · The word was first used as the name of an imaginary island, governed on a perfect political and social system, in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. The name in modern Latin is literally ‘no-place’, from Greek ou ‘not’ + topos ‘place’.
noun. uto· pia yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə. Synonyms of utopia. 1. often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions. 2. : an impractical scheme for social improvement. 3. : an imaginary and indefinitely remote place.
Dec 5, 2002 · The Laws comprises a conversation in 12 books, set on Crete, among three interlocutors: an unnamed Athenian Visitor (Plato’s spokesman in the Laws ), Megillus, a Spartan, and Kleinias, a Cretan. The Athenian proposes that the three discuss governance and laws as they walk along the long road to the temple of Zeus.
- Chris Bobonich, Katherine Meadows
- 2002
Apr 7, 2024 · In contemporary usage, the term represents the concept of a place, community, or society of ideal perfection. Sir Thomas More coined the term utopia in his 1516 book, depicting a fictional island society in the New World. The word utopia originates from the Greek roots “ou ” (meaning “no, not”) and “topos” (meaning “place ...
Utopia is a term denoting a visionary or ideally perfect state of society, whose members live the best possible life. The term “Utopia” was coined by Thomas More from the Greek words ou (no or not), and topos (place), as the name for the ideal state in his book, De optimo reipublicae statu deque nova insula Utopia (Louvain, 1516).
