What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to convert the complex ideas in Thomas More's Utopia into symbolic logic.

February 5, 2026Open Access

Analytic Philosophy: Thomas More Utopia in Symbolic Logic

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The aim is to convert the complex ideas in Thomas More's Utopia into symbolic logic.
Analyzing the structure of Utopian society
Distilling principles into formal propositions
Focusing on logical representations over literary elements
Successful translation of Utopia's core principles into symbolic logic
Identification of paradoxical elements through formal logic
Clear representation of Utopian societal structures in logical form

Abstract

Translating the core principles of Thomas More's Utopia (1516) into symbolic logic is a fascinating exercise in distilling its complex, often paradoxical, ideas into formal propositions. We must focus on the described structure of Utopian society, not the book's literary irony.

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SİNAN İBAGÜNER (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6984347ff1d9ada3c1fb2b5f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18459826