Thus, atheists are refused by the utopian society. On the other hand, any religion that accepts these two principles is legal. Those who do not believe in these dogmas are excluded from the community, but are neither beaten nor killed. They simply postulate two dogmas: the immortality of the soul and the government of the world through divine providence. Religions are multiple and coexist, but most Utopians are monotheistic and recognize an immense and inexplicable God. All individuals are equal and have the liberty of religion. Utopians have abolished private property and apply the principle of common possession. Any utopian who has independent discussion about public affairs is sentenced to death. The capital which is located in the center of the island is Amaurot because it is the seat of the government and the senate hence, public affairs and concerns of the state are always discussed in council with the Prince.
Language, laws, customs and institutions are uniform. Utopia is a crescent-shaped island that contains fifty-four large cities and the distance between every city and another is 24 miles away. Thomas More describes his ideal society which is an island because isolation on the outside is essential to the proper functioning of the ideal society. The island of Utopia is a kind of positive counter-image of what might be England, if it was better governed.
Utopia is a masterwork written by Thomas More, and published in 1516.
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