Another very interesting piece. When I read you were to publish something about Sir Thomas More something clicked in my head. I had definitely heard of Utopia before, I think it was during highschool, and maybe I was too green to appreciate it, but the name and the concept got lost in my thoughts, and utopia was relegated to just a general word to define an idyllic place.

But while reading this entry it all came back to me. I had heard about this book from one of my best highschool teachers, in a subject named Economic Geography. Now I'm definitely adding it to my to-read list! Thanks for the reminder.

The idea sure sounds interesting, and I align with the conception of labour as a fundamental element of a well-functioning society. But what you mention is a plus that I also submit to: labour not as defined within the capitalist systems, but another wholesome kind of labour.

I believe such a goal is achievable, if not at high scales, at least at small ones that allow us to get the most of our very very short conscious experience on this planet. Yet I'm really curious about how would, for example, science, art and other ways of knowledge production fit into this scheme (it would be great to be able to ask Sir More himself), because these are often greatly separated from the concepts of labour, even by non-capitalist definitions and standards.

Thanks for another great post, I'll keep reading on. Once again, loving this back to back philosophy posts!

P.D.

After all, Sir Thomas More's Utopia didn't came from a void

Got that reference, haha!