E 405 Lecture Notes - Double-Ended Queue, Political Philosophy, Totalitarianism
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Utopia is a term donating 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 (louvian, 1516). Utopianism refers to the various ways in which people think about, depict, and attempt to create a perfect society. Utopian thought deals with morality, ethics, psychology, and political philosophy. Utopia: a place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. Dystopia: a futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
