Utopianism (Noun)
Meaning
The political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's utopianism was evident in her proposals for a completely tax-free society with unlimited resources for everyone.
- Critics argued that the new community's emphasis on shared resources and communal living was a naive example of utopianism.
- The philosopher's writings on utopianism were widely read and debated, but many considered his ideas to be unrealistic and impractical.
- The activist's utopianism led her to propose a global government that would eradicate poverty and war overnight.
- The economist dismissed the proposal as a flawed example of utopianism, citing the impossibility of creating a perfectly equal society.