Essays on Philosophy

Thomas More, politician, who was born on February 7, 1478 and died in July 6, 1535, was a politician, lawyer, and the author. In this essay, I will examine what elements should be applied in our society in Thomas More’s Utopia. To begin with, Utopia...

Irony is a conventional rhetorical device used by authors to convey to their readers an incongruity with the aim to relay humor or ridicule, or to depreciate an idea. Thomas More’s Utopia and Dante Alighieri’s Inferno present perfect examples where irony is used to influence...

Sir Thomas More was born on February 7th, 1478 and died July 6th, 1535. During his lifetime More took a revolutionary step by being the first Lord Chancellor to defy the King and claim freedom against the state. Thomas More began his career by attending...

When talking about Utopia, most people think of the English writer Thomas More. It all began in 19th centuries, when the European industrial revolution started. The thinking and imagination of Utopian societies where in full string, and this trend of social experiment with the ‘perfect...

A perfect society or a utopian society is a made-up community where political and social ideas are available in the way that there is peace amongst the people. Many people have different perspectives on their own personal Utopia. Thomas More had his own vision of...

We often think of rebels as the troublemakers, the outcasts and the ones that break the rules for the sake of breaking rules. But an effective rebel is the one who challenges the status quo creating positive change in the process. One of the most...

Utopia in philosophy is an idea of ​​an ideal country in which people can be equal and live happily. Thomas More’s Utopia was published in 1516. Its full name: ‘The Golden Book, as useful as funny, about the best state system and the new island...