Topic: the Education in More’s Utopia, comparing with Plato’s Republic
Introduction
“Yet their children, and a great part of the nation, both men and women, are taught to spend those hours in which they are not obliged to work in reading: and this they do through the whole progress of life.”
Since Thomas More's Utopia is regarded as the blueprint for Utopian Literature, which is very well-developed and huge genre, every aspect of this masterpiece may be influential; and therefore, worth researching. And when I read through the Utopia, I can’t help but focus on education issues. For one reason, it seems quite nature for the fact that I am a junior in education, and I am getting into the habit of taking “education” as magnifying glass to view everything; and literature is no exception. Moreover, I think the design of the government, the society, and the nation—like Utopia, needs education as a mean to start and maintain. That’s why I regard education as an important issue when wanting to know more about the Utopia.
Another consideration made beforehand the Utopia in comparison with Plato’s Republic, which is written 1,200 years in advance. However, not only our teacher in the class of English Literature, but also many researchers has mentioned Plato’s Republic in their essays about Thomas More’s Utopia (White, 1976; Mumford, 1965; Copleston, 1953; Windelband, 1901). Though some think they are many parallel between the two, like suggesting Utopia as a “Christianized” Republic (Colin, 1990); some may also argue the dissimilarities attitudes. But either way, it is interesting and also important in comparing these two classics.
As a result, in the essay I would like to elaborate the education issue, including the philosophical assumption and belief, method, and etc., compare their similarities and dissimilarities, and relate further to our education system today in Taiwan.
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