I like that he says this right after Raphael says I should not enslave myself to any king whatsoever. It takes the tyranny away from the situation to reveal a sense of community in this type of society. Individuals would offer their talents and skills to be helpful to the leadership of the society.
"Where virtue hath its due reward, and yet there is such an equality, that every man lives in plenty."
I really like the idea of a society that aknowledges and embraces this statement.
Give preference to human law over divine.
I don't know that I agree with this as I believe God's laws are more valuable than human laws.
A perfect society is for all and not just for one.
It's not really a utopic society if it doesn't fit for everyone. That would be more one person's dream.
Capital punishment is immoral to use so frequently and goes against divine law.
I agree and disagree with this statement. I think frequent use of capital punishment could be considered immoral, however capital punishment as a whole may or may not be looked at like that.
Kings should improve their kingdom and not try to expand.
I like this statement because it encourages rulers to be content with their kingdom and to seek good and improvement within it. Rather than seeking to always gain more territory, they can focus on the welfare of their people.
A prince should take more care of his people than himself.
I really just like the servant leadership mentality. I think it makes for an excellent leadership structure and forms a good nature within a nation's people.
2 comments:
I really enjoyed your reflection on if Raphael should put forth his input to Kings. I also agreed that he should raise his voice, and allow others to hear his ideas, but never viewed it as revealing a sense of community through society. Although, I did not discuss the topic of human law over divine law, I see both sides of the argument. I do agree that God’s law is more valuable, but in hoping to create a sturdy and working society I believe that human law should be equally viewed. There might not be such a need for human law to be so closely followed in Utopia, considering they are a “perfect” society, but I feel that other communities would need to equally view human law in order to have calmly, functioning societies. I also agree with your statement that Rulers should be content with the land that they have. In addition to the points you already made to this concept, I also believe that by governing only one piece of land, he is able to show his people that he cares for them, and create a healthy relationship with his people. Overall, I really enjoyed your reflection points and how they focused on how you thought the concepts produced good leadership, good job!
I missed the "A perfect society is for all and not just for one" when I read Utopia originally but I really like that idea of togetherness and harmony in the community. The good of the many outways the good of the one. It would be nice to live in a society that thinks like that. And I think that we need to move more towards that in our society because without it everyone looses. Thanks for helping me see that new aspect of the explained Utopia.
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