ABSTRACT
In 1516 British writer Thomas More created what he called Utopia,1 an
uncomplicated vision of an apparently flawless future depicted via an
imaginary island that enjoyed the greatest perfection in politics, law and all
other aspects of life. Alhough fictional, More’s text emerged from a very
real disenchantment with his life in 16th-century England. Of course, utopias
such as this seldom find their way into conventional reality; yet they play a
key societal role by illustrating the direction in which we may collectively
face, while raising pertinent questions regarding the social values that
underpin these idealist visions of the future.
