He also cautions against use of auxiliary army borrowed from a friend because they are cohesive and influenced by good leaders who may turn against the prince.Ī prince should be intelligent, should acquire wisdom by studying the battles of previous great battle men and this way he will be able to bring reforms to his people since people are resistant to change. He disagrees on the use of mercenaries because they are undisciplined, cowardly, not loyal and are only after money. A prince should be able to create a strong army that can endure an extended siege. Machiavelli says that a state should have strong military forces to attack other territories or for its defense. This book shows prowess in ruling and how a prince may gain power, which is through force rather than rule of law. In Niccolo Machiavelli’s book “The prince,” he looks at the acquirement, continuation and use of political supremacy in the western world. “By modern standards the society does not give equity to women since they are restricted to the household tasks, are subjects to their husbands, whereas only widowed women can be priests and wives are supposed to confess their sins to the husbands once a month.” I do not agree to the all issues mentioned by More but also there are some issues that I would concur that the current governments would establish (Ashkenazi, 59). There are several religions such as moon worshipers, sun worshippers, planet and ancestor worshippers. The utopian society is a wellbeing state with open hospitals, allows mercy killings, priests marry, divorce is allowed, premarital sex is punished by a life celibacy and dependence. After work they dine together in halls then have an hour for recreation in the gardens or in the dining halls. The kind of clothes worn is uniform and never changes. Ashkenazi (159) notes that “In this society there is no private ownership of property with goods being stored in a warehouse where people request for them.”Īgriculture is the form of production which everyone must engage in, besides that, each person is taught a specific trade which includes, processing wool, stones man, blacksmith or a carpenter. Literally the word utopia means good and the kind of society Moore describes as desirable but unreachable. “Moore used the utopian society to contrast between the imaginary or unusual political ideas and the chaotic politics of his own day as a platform from which he could discuss Europe’s social issues” (as cited in wayne 124) Thomas More, expresses the utopian view, which is a description depicting a fictional island civilization its religious, social and political way of life.
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