The City of the Sun

"The City of the Sun" reminds many of Plato’s “Dialogues”—at least in the way the narrative is built as a conversation between a sailor who has just visited the mysterious “City of the Sun” and his attentive listener. Nevertheless, this work differs from the utopias of that time in many ways: it shows the influence of the political processes in Italy at that time, and the author’s fascination with astrology is also evident. Is the author’s position contradictory? Yes. But aren’t attempts to create an ideal model of society—leading to contradictions—made in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance too? Get acquainted with this famous work—and perhaps it will inspire you to create your own theories of states?