• Book written by Thomas More in 1516
• An account of the idealistic society and institutions of the island Utopia (Greek for “nowhere”), which is somewhere in the New World
• Reflects More’s concern with the economic, social, and political problems of his day.
• Imagined a society in which cooperation and reason replaced power and fame as the proper motivation agents for people.
• Society was based on communal ownership
• 9 hour work weeks
• With plenty of leisure time and no competition, people led wholesome and fulfilling lives.