Encyclopedia - Utopia: Encyclopedia - Utopia
Utopian, in its most common and general positive meaning, refers to the human efforts to create a better, or perhaps perfect society. Ide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia - Types Of Utopia
Utopia - Economic utopia. Particularly in the early nineteenth century, several utopian ideas arose, often in response to the social di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia - History Of Utopia
Thomas More depicts a rationally organised society, through the narration of an explorer who discovers it - Raphael Hythlodaeus. Utopia i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game: Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game
Utopia is a web-based multiplayer online strategy game, where players take control of a province in a kingdom and compete with others for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia - Basics Of Utopia
Utopia - Utopia's Family. Adjective - utopian: According to Oxford dictionary, it is usually used negatively to criticise proposals or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age: Encyclopedia - Golden Age
A golden age is a temporal term originated from early Greek and Roman poets. The term refers to a time when mankind lived in a utopia and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopian And Dystopian Fiction: Encyclopedia - Utopian And Dystopian Fiction
Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopianism: Encyclopedia - Utopianism
Utopianism refers to the many various social and political movements, and a significant body of religious and secular literature, based u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Ernsting: Encyclopedia - Walter Ernsting
Walter Ernsting (13 June 1920 - 15 January 2005) was a German science fiction and fantasy author who mainly published under the pseudonym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haj: Encyclopedia - Haj
Haj may refer to: The Hajj, which is the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. HaJ, the abbreviation for the Honour and Justice Alliance, which is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics
Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cockaigne: Encyclopedia - Cockaigne
For the genealogist George Edward Cokayne, see Cokayne's Complete Peerage Cockaigne was a medieval land, a mythical land of plenty, where...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Disobedience Thoreau: Encyclopedia - Civil Disobedience Thoreau
Civil Disobedience is an essay by noted philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1849 under the title 'Resistance to Civil Governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avian: Encyclopedia - Avian
The word "Avian" can refer to different things: Most commonly it is used referring to the class of animals named "birds". Avians are a f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry David Thoreau: Encyclopedia - Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, paci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Happiness: Encyclopedia - Happiness
Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Happiness, plea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Book - Plot
Utopia book - Book 1: Dialogue of Counsel. The work begins with some letters between Thomas More and a couple of real people he met on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Book - The Meaning Of The Work
One of the most troublesome questions about Utopia is Thomas More's reason for writing it. Some of the ideas in it, such as the ease of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Online Game - History
Utopia came online in January 1999 after a series of betas, referred to by players as "First Beta," "Long Beta," and "Short Beta." Game c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Online Game - Gameplay
Utopia online game - Overview. Like in many browser-based strategy games, Utopia has a real-time gaming environment. A player's provinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arcadia Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Arcadia Utopia - The Historical Arcadia
According to Greek mythology, Arcadia of Peloponnesus was the domain of Pan, the virgin wilderness home of the god of the forest and his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Ideas In Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Ideas In Science Fiction - Utopian Societies
(see: Utopia) The term Utopia was coined by Thomas More as the title of his Latin book De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Hedonistic Imperative: Encyclopedia Ii - The Hedonistic Imperative - Criticisms
Since Pearce's theory holds views conflicting with free will and personal liberty, considering pleasure rather than freedom as 'ultima ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arcadia Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Arcadia Utopia - Modern Usage
In 1993, Tom Stoppard wrote an acclaimed play with this title, referring to the sense of classical beauty and order associated with Arcad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squadron Supreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Squadron Supreme - The Utopia Project
Squadron Supreme - Synopsis. The Squadron's next major appearance was in The Defenders #112-115 (October 1982-January 1983), in which t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Online Game - Society
Utopia tends to encourage social interaction between players. For some, the social aspect is the main reason for play; with 40,000 possib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Online Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Online Game - Cheating
Cheating is prevalent in Utopia, and generally takes the form of a player controlling more than one account on the same server in the gam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopianism - Finding Utopia
All these myths also express some hope that the idyllic state of affairs they describe is not irretrievably and irrevocably lost to manki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopian And Dystopian Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopian And Dystopian Fiction - Subgenres
A subgenre of this is ecotopian fiction, where the author posits either a utopian or dystopian world revolving around environmental conse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Video Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Video Game - Gameplay
Utopia was a two-player game only. When starting the game, the players would choose how long each turn would last (60 seconds being the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man From Utopia: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man From Utopia - Track Listing
All songs written by Frank Zappa, except where noted. The Man from Utopia - Original vinyl track listing. Side 1: "Cocaine Decisions" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Ernsting: Encyclopedia Ii - Walter Ernsting - Utopia And Terra
Ernsting started his science fiction career in 1954 as translator for the new science fiction novel collection Utopia Großband of the pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cockaigne: Encyclopedia Ii - Cockaigne - Descriptions
Like Atlantis and El Dorado, the land of Cockaigne was a fictional utopia, a place where idleness and gluttony were the principal occupat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Sunderland - 102.4fm Utopia Fm
Utopia FM is a student radio station broadcasting from The Media Centre on the internet and, through a local license, on 102.4FM. It has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Todd Rundgren: Encyclopedia Ii - Todd Rundgren - Solo Work
After leaving the Nazz in 1969, Rundgren consistently alternated production work with his career as a solo artist. His first solo project...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopianism - Various Conceptions Of Past And Future Paradise
In many cultures and societies, there is some myth or memory of a distant past when humankind lived in a primitive and simple state, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Todd Rundgren: Encyclopedia Ii - Todd Rundgren - Production Video & Other Work
In addition to his own recordings, Rundgren has produced albums for Badfinger, Grand Funk Railroad, Ian and Sylvia, Meat Loaf, Patti Smit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Todd Rundgren: Encyclopedia Ii - Todd Rundgren - Miscellaneous
Rundgren helped raise actress Liv Tyler, who was led to believe that he was her father until she was 11. Her biological father, however, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertatia - Description
The Pirate Utopia's motto was "for God and liberty," and its flag was white, in contrast to a Jolly Roger. They were libertarian, as well...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Ernsting: Encyclopedia Ii - Walter Ernsting - Biography
After growing up in Koblenz, Ernsting was drafted into the German Wehrmacht shortly after the beginning of World War II. He served in an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cockaigne: Encyclopedia Ii - Cockaigne - Etymology Of Cockaigne
The word Cockaigne traces to Middle English cokaygne, tracing to Middle French (païs de) cocaigne "(land of) plenty," ultimately adapted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Economics - Examples Of Anarchist Economies
Anarchist economics - Utopia. Utopia (sometimes known as Trialville) was an individualist anarchist colony begun in 1847, by Josiah War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squadron Supreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Squadron Supreme - Early History
While writing the Marvel comic book The Avengers, writer Roy Thomas—a longtime fan of DC Comics' Justice Society of America—paid homa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squadron Supreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Squadron Supreme - Exile
In the 1990s, the Squadron Supreme became trapped in the main Marvel Universe, where they had a number of adventures, including with Grue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Sociology: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Sociology - Sociology Of Knowledge
List of publications in sociology - Ideology and Utopia. Karl Mannheim Description: Importance: List of publications in sociology ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squadron Supreme: Encyclopedia Ii - Squadron Supreme - Squadron Supreme's Impact
The Squadron Supreme concept is well-respected among many comic fans, although the actual work itself has been criticized for being under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Scholarly And Literary Work
More combined his busy political career with a rich scholarly and literary production. His writing and scholarship earned him a considera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Early Life
Born in Milk Street, London, Thomas More was the eldest son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer who served as a judge in the King's Ben...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc - Blake's Orc
See main article Orc (William Blake) Orc (a proper name) is also one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. Unlike ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trevor Goodchild: Encyclopedia Ii - Trevor Goodchild - Episode Appearances
The episodes "Pilot" through "War" are standalone episodes broadcast as short films on the series Liquid Television. There is intentional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Influence And Reputation
The steadfastness with which More held on to his religious convictions in the face of ruin and death, and the dignity with which he condu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Age - Mythology
In classical mythology, this took place during the reign of Cronus. Peace and harmony prevailed during this age. Humans did not grow old,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Influence And Reputation
The steadfastness with which More held on to his religious convictions in the face of ruin and death, and the dignity with which he condu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Dialogue: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Dialogue - Reception And Interpretation
Republic dialogue - Ancient Greece. The idea of writing treatises on systems of government was followed some decades later by Plato's m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Dialogue: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Dialogue - Setting And Dramatis Personae
The Republic is one of Plato's longest dialogues, subdivided in 10 books for editorial reasons but more consistently in 12 sections prece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Early Political Career
From 1510 to 1518, More served as one of the two undersheriffs of the city of London, a position of considerable responsibility in which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Dialogue: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Dialogue - Content
The Republic is a wide-ranging and comprehensive dialogue articulated by dramatic scenes and topics of discussion. One can refer to passa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc - Orcs In Other Fantasy Works
Since the publication of Tolkien's epic novel, The Lord of the Rings, creatures called "orcs" have become a fixture of fantasy fiction an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Henry Viii's Divorce
On the death in 1502 of Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry became heir apparent to the English throne and married his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Chancellorship
More, until then fully devoted to Henry and to the cause of royal prerogative, initially cooperated with the king's new policy, denouncin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Odoevsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir Odoevsky - Life
The last of his race, Prince Odoevsky was genealogically the most senior member of the House of Rurik. Considered by his contemporaries a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Chancellorship
More, until then fully devoted to Henry and to the cause of royal prerogative, initially cooperated with the king's new policy, denouncin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Trial And Execution
The last straw for Henry came in 1533, when More refused to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn as the Queen of England. Shortly thereaf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystopia - Common Traits Of A Dystopian Society
A dystopian society usually exhibits at least one of the following traits from the following non-exhaustive list: An apparent Utopian so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas More: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas More - Trial And Execution
The last straw for Henry came in 1533, when More refused to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn as the Queen of England. Shortly thereaf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Economics - Anarchist Critique Of Capitalism
main article - Anarchism and capitalism Anarchist economics - Critique of Subjective Theory of Value. Supporters of capitalism usually ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc - Sources Of The Name Orc
In Beowulf, ll: 112, the undead Grendel's race is described as Orc-néas, which seems to mean "corpses of Orcus." Orcus, in Roman mytholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Odoevsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir Odoevsky - Short Stories
Aspiring to imitate Ludwig Tieck and Novalis, Odoevsky published a number of tales for children (e.g., "The Snuff-Box Town" and "The Trav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc - Tolkien's Orcs
The humanoid, non-maritime race of Orcs are Tolkien's invention. The term "Orc" is usually capitalised in Tolkien's writing, but not nece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Micronation: Encyclopedia Ii - Micronation - Academic Literary And Media Attention
There has been a small but growing amount of attention paid to the micronation phenomenon in recent years. Most interest in academic circ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Economics - Theoretical Anarchist Economic Systems
Anarchist economics - Participatory Economics. main article - Parecon Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel began to write about Parecon in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Micronation: Encyclopedia Ii - Micronation - Academic Literary And Media Attention
There has been a small but growing amount of attention paid to the micronation phenomenon in recent years. Most interest in academic circ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Economics - Economics As Anarchist Strategy
Some anarchists believe that it is not radical political activity that will transform society, but radical economic activity that will ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystopia - Traits Of Dystopian Fiction
Many films and literature featuring dystopian societies exhibit at least a few of the following traits: A selectively-told back story of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Economics - Alternative Currency Theories
Many, if not most, anarchists advocate the abolition of money, but others call for a replacement of it with new value systems, new exchan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertatia: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertatia - Literature
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates, 1997, asserts that Libertatia is fictitious. Libertatia - Asserting reality. Raiders and Rebels: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Science Fiction - Social Science Fiction In English
It was championed in the U.S. pulp magazines of the 1940s by authors such as Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. The term was coined by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertine: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertine - Modern Usage
The Libertine (La Matriarca) is a 1969 film. The Libertine is also the title of a 2005 film starring Johnny Depp. The Libertines were a B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Sunderland - History
The University’s roots can be tracked back to 1901, where Sunderland Technical College was established as a municipal training college ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Sunderland - Current
Lord Puttnam of Queensgate became the university's first Chancellor in 1998. The Sunderland Empire Theatre was the regular venue for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past And Present Anarchist Communities: Encyclopedia Ii - Past And Present Anarchist Communities - Historical Examples Of Societies Successfully Organized According To Anarchist Principles
In recent history there have been numerous instances of collapse of state authority, sometimes prompted by war but also often due to impl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Sunderland - Schools And Service Departments
The University has five academic departments (schools), responsible for teaching and learning, academic development and research, and wor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Heaven: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Heaven
heaven State of consciousness: Utopia. Also a religious belief that Heaven is a place: God's Kingdom   (See also: Heaven , Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Past And Present Anarchist Communities: Encyclopedia Ii - Past And Present Anarchist Communities - Examples Of Revolts And Uprisings With Anarchist Qualities
Instances of anarchist and anti-authoritarian systems of operation during periods of uprisings and revolts against authoritarian governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erewhon: Encyclopedia Ii - Erewhon - Content
The greater part of the book consists of a description of Erewhon. The nature of this nation is clearly intended to be ambiguous. At firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Ideas In Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Ideas In Science Fiction - Dystopian Societies
(see: Dystopia) Dystopias are societies where the author illustrates the worst that can happen. Usually this encompasses extrapolating tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cargo Cult: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Cargo Cult
Cargo Cult Religious movements in Melanesia whose participants await the arrival of an abundance of goods and a social utopia. &nbs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Science Fiction - Early Science Fiction
On SF Main SF Article History of SF SF's Golden Age Speculative fiction Cyberpunk Hard SF Soft SF Space opera More subgenres... Comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Happiness: Encyclopedia Ii - Happiness - Behaviors And Emotions Associated With Happiness
The following behaviors and emotions are commonly associated with happiness: Material: Business Food Money Refuge - taking from the mate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry David Thoreau: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry David Thoreau - Bibliography
Henry David Thoreau - Online texts. Autumnal Tints - courtesy of Wikisource. Cape Cod - The Thoreau Reader Civil Disobedience - The Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Happiness: Encyclopedia Ii - Happiness - Psychological Views
Happiness - Positive psychology. Martin Seligman in his book Authentic Happiness gives the positive psychology definition of happiness ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logan's Run: Encyclopedia Ii - Logan's Run - Plot Introduction
In both the book and the film, the future population is age-limited, at twenty one years in the novel and thirty in the movie version. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don Daglow: Encyclopedia Ii - Don Daglow - Intellivision And Electronic Arts In The 1980's
In 1980 Daglow was hired as one of the original five in-house Intellivision programmers at Mattel during the first Console wars. As the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logan's Run: Encyclopedia Ii - Logan's Run - References In Other Works
The visual set of the city of domes appears in an early fourth-season episode of Mork and Mindy to represent the planet Ork. Family Guy m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shambhala: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Shambhala
Shambhala 1)    According to Theosophy, the physical headquarters of the planetary government, situated in the Gobi Des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logan's Run: Encyclopedia Ii - Logan's Run - Style
Logan's Run is fast-paced and at times quite graphic. It was considered sexually explicit for the time in which it was written. Although ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Bogdanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Bogdanov - Fiction
In 1908 Bogdanov published the novel Red Star, a utopia set on Mars, in which he made some almost prophetic predictions about future scie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irshad Manji: Encyclopedia Ii - Irshad Manji - Bibliography
Irshad Manji - Books. Risking Utopia: On the Edge of a New Democracy (1997) The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Science Fiction - Genre In Poland In 1980s And Examination Of Totalitarianism
In 1980s the genre called fantastyka sociologiczna (social speculative fiction) arose in Poland, focusing on the development of societies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Techno-utopianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Techno-utopianism - History Of Techno-utopianism
Techno-utopianism - Techno-utopianism amid the dot-com rise and fall. A movement of techno-utopianism began to flourish in the dot-com ...   » Read the article