Utopia and Il Muqaddimah Essay - 599 Words

Utopia and Il Muqaddimah both show the importance of families and social groups in the civilization they live in. Utopian families all have an equal role in the cities they live in; they are a microcosm of their city and its objective to survive; however, in Il Muqaddimah the subjects have the responsibility to help the ruler prosper. Utopians work and in return share what they earn, while subjects work for their survival. Utopians all have an equal work load and subjects hardships depend on their social status both situations lead to prosperity. Utopians work for the commonwealth and in result no one worries about hunger or payment, â€Å"products of each household are taken to designated houses there and each kind of goods is separately†¦show more content†¦Utopians have balance and this causes harmony, while subjects and rulers must know and not step out of their roles because it would lead to downfall. Utopians all have an equal work load this is very common in families ; the husband works and brings in money while the wife stays home and keeps the house and children in order, the children provide a job for the wife and in time will help their mother. This is all equal work because the without the husband there would be no food, without the wife the house would become chaotic, and without children the wife would have nothing to keep her busy which results in laziness and no prosper, â€Å"if all those who work away at pointless tasks and, together with them, that whole crowd of lazy, languid idlers, if they all were put to work-and useful work at that- you can easily see how little time would be enough to produce all thee goods required for human needs† (More 1711). This highlights the importance of work, without everyone pulling their own weight others suffer and must work twice as hard instead of harmonically. Rulers have an important job that promises prosperity to their territory. This job requires them to provide hope to subjects, becau se without hope people began to fall apart and no longer desire the will to succeed