Many people have heard of utopianism, but few know exactly what it means. Some argue that utopia is somewhere or something unrealistic that only exists in one’s mind. Other believe that utopianism is a common phenomenon in all dreamers. The concept of utopianism has been mired with unclear and inconsistence research over the past years. However, as Lyman Tower Sargent posits, all scholars of Utopianism agree that there is a constellation of ideas, concepts, and literary genres that surround the utopia phenomena. Lyman Tower Sargent identified three faces of utopianism: utopianism literature, communitarianism, and utopian social theory (Sargent, 1994). Every person dreams during the day and at night. All human beings, at some point, imagine of a society that is more orderly or satisfying than their current community. Therefore, this essay agrees with Lyman Tower Sargent's argument that "the overwhelming majority of people – probably it is even possible to say all – are at some time dissatisfied and consider how their lives might be improved." I argue that no person is ever contented with the current situation of the society they live and thus human nature is surrounded by an aspect of envisioning a better society.
As Lyman Tower posits in the utopianism literature, utopianism is not necessarily a deficiency response (Sargent, 1994), even when one is content with what they have, they always dream of a better life. Every person, every society and every culture has produced body utopia, and thus utopia is not limited to some people, culture or religion. The utopian social theory argues that the world can progressively be better than it is every time provided there is humanitarian aid to enable the achievement of the envisioned a better world. Although a large number of people have felt dissatisfied by their current state or society at one time, realizing utopia seems to be very expensive, and that makes people conclude that utopia is unrealistic.
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References
Sargent, L.T., 1994. The three faces of utopianism revisited. Utopian Studies , 5 (1), pp.1-37.
