Utopia: My Thoughts

The author of Utopia, Sir Thomas More, was satisfying his needs for power and freedom by writing this book. He was satisfying his need for freedom by voicing his then radical opinions on modern government. While everbody else believed the common doctrine, Sir Thomas More ignored all other political and religious influence, and openly critiqued moder governments around the world. His ideas and opinions were completely free of influence from modern philosophy, and his work was not hindered by modern social opinion. Sir Thomas More also had an ego, and demonstrated his need for power by critiquing modern government, and basically trying to assert his opinions, and saying that his ideas for a government were better, and would work more than governments and monarchies around the world. This book was revolutionary for its time, and voiced Sir Thomas More's very radical opinions about society. Nowadays, we take it for granted that we are able to openly voice our opinions, and we have the right to free speech, but back in the 16th century, they didn't have that right. This book may be very slow and confusing, but is a very good read, taking you into 16th century politics.