CAS WR 100 Lecture 6: UTOPIA themes notes
14 Feb 2017
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Hythloday thinks they should and they kind of do in utopia. In fact, hythloday thinks that the political health of europe is in serious danger if kings without any philosophical know-how continue to run the show. In fact, the question of how to make the ideals of philosophy reconcilable with the realities of politics motivates the long debate of book 1 of utopia and is a subtle refrain in hythloday"s depiction of the island. For all their innovative and radical attitudes toward society, power, and religion, it"s their devotion to learning and education that keeps the utopians so on top of things. Are we ever given a definition of what that title means?priests are considered to be the most honorable position in the whole country. Even if a priest does something wrong, he isn"t punished, just left to god"s justice. Priests accompany soldiers to war and spend the battle praying for peace.
