Chapter 3

Question 1

Utopia

Answer 1

The idea of a perfect political and social order

Question 2

Utopian

Answer 2

Unrealistic, impractical or dangerous ideas

Question 3

Dystopia

Answer 3

The worst government possible. Hell on Earth

Question 4

Plato’s Republic

Answer 4

Philosophers should rule
A class-based society of farmers (working people in general), warriors, and rulers with little social mobility
By weakening the family and having children raised by the state
Through the use of propaganda or the Noble Lie to control the population
Through control of religion and guarantee that it serves the state
The above will lead to social harmony

Question 5

Bacon’s New Atlantis

Answer 5

Scientists should rule
Participating in government should require training in math and the physical sciences
The best evidence available should be used to make decisions and subject to change when better information becomes available
Freedom of Religion should be guaranteed

Question 6

Skinner’s Walden Two

Answer 6

Behaviorists should rule
Psychological conditioning can/should be used to guarantee the results government wants from people
This could include the use chemicals/medicines and later technological advancements to achieve greater control over human behavior
It may be possible to influence and control human responses to external stimuli