This essay explores the concept of ideal and utopian cities at the dawn of modernity through the political philosophies of Thomas More and Tommaso Campanella. Drawing from Renaissance urban planning and symbolic architecture, it examines how utopias reflect both desires and fears, proposing rational, harmonious societies. More’s Utopia and Campanella’s City of the Sun are analyzed as models of spatial and social perfection, revealing the tension between visionary freedom and totalizing control. Ultimately, the text questions whether utopian dreams liberate or constrain human potential.
Città ideale e città utopica all’inizio della modernità: la filosofia politica urbana di Thomas More e Tommaso Campanella
Ponzio Paolo
2026-01-01
Abstract
This essay explores the concept of ideal and utopian cities at the dawn of modernity through the political philosophies of Thomas More and Tommaso Campanella. Drawing from Renaissance urban planning and symbolic architecture, it examines how utopias reflect both desires and fears, proposing rational, harmonious societies. More’s Utopia and Campanella’s City of the Sun are analyzed as models of spatial and social perfection, revealing the tension between visionary freedom and totalizing control. Ultimately, the text questions whether utopian dreams liberate or constrain human potential.File in questo prodotto:
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