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(0)Thomas More
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While Thomas More first coined the word utopia in his 1516 book of the same name, the concept of a near perfect society dates at least back to the period of classical antiquity. Plato's "The Republic" is often cited as one of earliest attempts at addressing just such a society. However in the 16th century Thomas More's work established itself as the most famous example of this genre of literature. More's "Utopia" is described as an idealized island...
2) Utopia
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Neste clássico que tem atraído a atenção de estudiosos e intrigado leitores desde a sua publicação no século XVI, Thomas More idealiza uma ilha onde não existe a propriedade privada nem o dinheiro, e onde o Estado se preocupa com a felicidade do povo e a organização da produção. Para o filósofo, seria a sociedade ideal. Uma das mais importantes obras de filosofia política de todos os tempos, a "Utopia" discorre sobre a contradição...
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Découvrez le dernier écrit de Thomas More, alors emprisonné à la tour de Londres.
Lorsque Thomas More écrit ce livre, il vit sa propre passion avant son martyr. Il sait et accepte d'aller tout droit à l'échafaud par amour de son Seigneur qui est sa seule vérité et sa seule vraie liberté, par respect de sa conscience avec laquelle il ne peut transiger. Alors il contemple et médite la Passion, celle du Christ, pour y trouver sens, joie et...
4) Utopia: Tr
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Thomas More, a 16th century English lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, was one of the most controversial figures of his time. More opposed the Protestant reformation and denied the King's position as head of the Church of England. This act would ultimately lead to his trial for treason and execution. Despite his tragic downfall, he will forever be remembered for his pioneering work "Utopia." Thomas More first coined the word utopia in his 1516 book...
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Après avoir été interné à la Tour de Londres pendant seize mois, Thomas More, chancelier de Henry VIII, sera décapité le 6 juillet 1536. Il nous reste de cette captivité ses magnifiques correspondances notamment avec sa fille Meg: En toute bonne foi, Meg, j'espère que sa tendre pitié gardera ma pauvre âme sauve et me fera louer sa miséricorde. C'est pourquoi, ma très chère fille, que ton esprit ne se trouble de rien de ce qui pourrait...
6) Utopia
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Presents the English statesman's classic denunciations of sixteenth-century tyranny and corruption and vision of an ideal society, along with historical and biographical notes.
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"Written in 1534 by the Renaissance humanist during the imprisonment that preceded his execution, this work combines political thought and spiritual reflection. Situating his dialogue in Hungary during the Ottoman conquests, Thomas More offers a penetrating exploration of the fleeting nature of pleasure, the essence of worldly power, and Christ's redemptive power"--
12) The prince
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"An infamous Renaissance classic, The Prince shocked Europe upon publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli even came to be regarded by some as an agent of the Devel, his name taken for the intriguer "Machevill" of Jacobean tragedy. For his treatise on statecraft Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting...
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A utopia is an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens. The term was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the south Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America. The opposite of a utopia is a dystopia, which dominates the fictional literature. Dystopian fiction (sometimes combined with, but distinct from, apocalyptic fiction)...
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