{"product_id":"9781487506599","title":"Before Utopia","description":"Author: Ross Dealy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487506599\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Utopia demonstrates that Thomas More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e (1516) is not, as is widely accepted, a rhetorical play of spirit but is instead built from a particular philosophy. That philosophy is not Platonism, but classical Stoicism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply disturbed in his youth by the conviction that he needed to decide between a worldly and a monastic path, Thomas More was transformed in 1504 by Erasmus' \u003ci\u003eDe taedio Iesu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnchiridion\u003c\/i\u003e. As a consequence, he married in 1505 and wholeheartedly committed himself to worldly affairs. His \u003ci\u003eLucian\u003c\/i\u003e (1506), written after working directly with Erasmus, adopts the Stoic mindset; Erasmus' \u003ci\u003ePraise of Folly\u003c\/i\u003e (1511) shows from beginning to end the workings of More's life-changing Stoic outlook. More's \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e then goes on to systematically illustrate the Stoic unitary two-dimensional frame of thought within an imaginary New World setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a book about Thomas More. It is a book about intellectual history and the movement of ideas from the ancient world to the Renaissance. Ross Dealy emphasizes the continuity between Erasmus and More in their religious and philosophical thought, and above all the decisive influence of Erasmus on More.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919518482590,"sku":"ING-9781487506599","price":197.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487506599.jpg?v=1782813418","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487506599","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}