What does the image below make you think of?

How would
you describe it? What would you call it?
Plan :
-Definition
-Concepts
-Varieties
-Utopia & Dytopia
-Meaning/Importance today
• An ideally perfect place, an
impractical idealistic
scheme.

• The word “utopia” comes

from two Greek words: “U”
(not) and “topos” (place) =
“nowhere.”/ good place

• The word was created by Sir

Thomas More in 1516 when
he wrote a book by that title.
• Poverty and misery are removed.
• Very few laws are necessary.
• Money is unnecessary.
• The society is free of class systems,
meaning the equality of all people.
• View on the future is optimistic and upbeat.
• The Judeo-Christian
concept of the
Garden of Eden and
Heaven.
• The Buddhist
concept of Nirvana.
• Advanced science
and technology will
abolish suffering and
death.
• Ecological Utopia: a traditional way of life that is
more in harmony with nature.
• Economic Utopia: the total abolition of money; only
working on what one enjoys and on what is for the
common good.
• Political Utopia: world peace—without war;
everyone gets along regardless of race, culture, and
political beliefs.
• Religious Utopia: harmonious relationships and
enlightenment.
• Science and Technology Utopia: set in the future;
absence of death and suffering.
" The earthly paradise ", Garden of Eden
•Dystopia Utopia

•Pessimistic view/attitude to future

•Negative or bad conditons

 Utopia Dystropia

Society Equality of all people Classes,caste system

View of future Optimistic,upbeat Pessimistic,downbeat

Form of government Democracy Regime

Education Equal and advancing Propaganda

education

Economy No money,equal Rich and poor people,no

distribution of goods middle class

Legislation Fair system of Unfair and excessive

punishment punishment

Atmoshphere Happy,harmonic Unfortunate,unlacky

families people
 Problems of Dystopia:
• Regime
• Corruption
• Inforcement and violence
• Diseases,poorness and lack of goods

Breakdown of the system

 Utopia
Not Only Bur also

Generally
Book definition

Was so formative That Utopia became a

 The Concept of Utopia (Philip Allan).

 TheConcept of ‘Realistic Utopia’ (Marit

Böker) .

 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia
 Realised by :
 Hamza INIRZ
 Mohamed KIAL