>[!abstract] >A classical utopia is a literary or philosophical vision of a perfectly ordered society, often presented as a static, harmonious whole in which social, political, and moral problems have been fully resolved. Rooted in works like Thomas More’s _Utopia_ (1516), these depictions typically emphasize rational planning, communal values, and idealized institutions designed to eliminate conflict, inequality, and disorder. Classical utopias serve both as critiques of existing societies and as prescriptive blueprints for how humanity might live if guided by reason and virtue. Their defining feature is the portrayal of completeness and stability, in contrast to later critical or dystopian reworkings. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Utopian studies]] >- **West** (similar): [[Critical utopia]] >- **East** (different): [[Classical dystopia]] >- **South** (downstream): —