When reading Utopia it's not difficult to see where More picked up some of Plato's writings. Both take a somewhat similar stance in their economic systems when it comes to the distribution of goods and the acquisition of wealth. In More's Utopia, there is no currency except that which is controlled directly by the state and limited for the use in purposes such as war and the purchasing of iron. Plato's Republic limits wealth with the bronze class and denies all material possessions from the Gold and Silver. Everything is publicly owned and shared communally in both Utop

More's legal system carries the same basic belief. There are no real laws, no lawyers, and even no treatises with neighbor states. Capitol punishment is extinguished, but like the Republic, slavery is alive and well. Utopia uses slavery as an alternative to death. It's interesting to note that one of the easier ways to become a slave was to commit adultery. I thought this was an intriguing idea in that if your wife decides to stray, not only do you get an instant divorce, but the whore has to do your bidding for the rest of her days. I think if that was the situation I would only get hitched to women who had been around the island a few times if you know what I mean. Maybe by the time I was 30 I could have a whole flock of slaves to help take my six-hour workday down to only one or two, but that's my personal Utopia.

While More takes a more conservative view towards marriage and other societal responsibilities, Plato's Republic is beyond the opposite extreme. What we describe as the modern nuclear family is non-existent. In Plato's attempt to preserve the unity of his ideal state, he dissolves any notion of the family unit and basically depersonalizes all relations. In order to maintain the cohesive element holding up his Utopia, he reframes human relations as we know them.

ias. "...Where every man has a right to everything, they all know that if care is taken to keep the public stores full, no private man can want anything; for among them there is no unequal distribution, so that no man is poor, none in necessity; and though no man has anything, yet they are all rich; for what can make a man so rich as to lead a serene and cheerful life, free from anxieties." (More, Book II: Of the Religions of the Utopians)

Utopia and The Republic all seem like nice places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. It's believable that through their economic systems, laws and enforcement procedures, and their family structure, both places may be a moderate success; however, I wouldn't find much joy in either. I wouldn't mind a 6 hour work day yet without the drive of bettering myself for tomorrow, I really doubt I'd even get out of bed in the morning. My capitalistic mentality leads me to doubt the actual productivity of both states. Incessantly sacrificing only to better the state and never myself seems rather draining. Life would b

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