In Reply to: "A Man for All Seasons" -the lost age of political courage posted by Bambi B on March 20, 2008 at 10:38:28:
Unless communism is so described. In his book, "Utopia," More dispenses with private property. Of course, such an intellect is hard to squeeze into the narrow definitions of our day.
"More might have chosen the literary device of describing an imaginary nation primarily as a vehicle for discussing controversial political matters freely. Some have speculated that More based his Utopia on monastic communalism, which is itself based on the Biblical communalism described in the Acts of the Apostles."
(from Wikipedia)
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Follow Ups
- More an "ultra-conservative?" Hardly. - tinear 10:43:16 03/20/08 (6)
- Thomas More an "ultra-conservative?" Yes ! - Bambi B 11:18:56 03/20/08 (5)
- I'm not too sure about More... - mpathus 23:13:36 03/20/08 (1)
- RE: Agreed: Give to Caesar what is Caesars, - grinagog 02:30:25 03/21/08 (0)
- NOT! How does 16th Century Catholic orthodoxy translate into 20th century political Ultra-Conservativism??? - Harmonia 22:18:39 03/20/08 (1)
- The bull (Papal?) now has but one eye. Good shooting! nt - tinear 11:20:56 03/21/08 (0)
- Those are three pretty big "excepts." He's hard to pigeon hole. To - tinear 17:25:39 03/20/08 (0)