Themes of Utopia

Book 1 Concepts

1. The way to heaven does not change based on where you are at.
This statement is basically just common sense. No matter where you are located physically when you die it is not going to change where you end up afterwards. That is determined by the actions you made while still alive.

2.Sometimes you must sacrafice your own comfort to help others.
The philosopher says he does not wish to be in the service of some king despite the fact that he would be a wise counselor. I disagree with this, although it is obvious it is not his wish if it would be of benifit to a large numbe of people he should do that.

3. Personal Experience is the best way to aquire knowledge.
Although you can learn from the experiences of others you can never truly know if the same thing will happen if you do it. There is always a questioning of whether or not unless you are able to experience the event for yourself.

4. No amount of Money Should be worth a Human life.
There are not many truer words than these for although money can buy many things it cannot replace a human life. For nobody knows for sure what a person could be able to contribute within their life. Making it so there is always that change they could change our race as we know it.

5.Communism Does not Work.
I found it entertaining that although there was no such thing as communism yet Sir Thomas More makes several comments addresses what will become communism. He tells us that no human can be expected to live a life exactly the same as someone else. It is our individuality and drive to be different that makes us human.