İtobiad (Sep 2023)
Utopia Now and Forever: A Discussion On The Perpetuity Of Utopia
Abstract
The history of humanity is, in a way, the history of the chaos that is immanent in society. People have endless desires that could never be satisfied since they lived in society. The demand for a better life is one of the foremost desires. This quest, which has been lasting since the beginning of social life has been tried to be met with a wide variety of solutions throughout history. Perhaps the most striking of these propositions is Utopia, which took the stage with the Renaissance. It emphasizes the reality of the moment, criticizes it, and replaces it with an alternative that never comes true. Utopia is one of the ideal order proposals which is put forward in response to the desire for an "ideal life without chaos" for "now". It embodies hope and change. It promises hope even when the prospect of changing the facts seems impossible. It also feeds and reproduces the optimistic desire for the realization possibility of a better life. This is what keeps it alive at all times, even though it will not be realized and inaccessible. Therefore, there is always a need to review utopias to redesign the world we live in with a critical eye. Observing and understanding these experiences and trying to put new designs over them could be promising. Because utopias are an important means of stimulating socioeconomic changes. For this reason, even if it does not come true, the utopia that makes an impact with its thoughts will always continue to be a hope. So, it will exist forever and ever. To clarify this approach, the relations between scientific texts have been examined by using the literature review method. And relevant analyzes and inferences have been made in the light of the data obtained by this method.
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