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==Economic==
[[socialism|Socialist]] and [[communism|communist]] utopias generally revolve around a more equitable distribution of goods, frequently with the total abolition of [[money]], and citizens only doing [[work]] which they enjoy, leaving them with ample time for the cultivation of the arts and sciences.
==Scientific and technological==
These are set in the far future, when advanced [[science]] and [[technology]] will allow utopian living standards; for example, the absence of [[death]] and [[suffering]]; changes in [[human nature]] and the [[human condition]]. See [[transhumanism]], [[technological singularity]].
==Examples
''Warning: [[Wikipedia:Spoiler warning|Wikipedia contains spoilers]]''
*''[[The City of the Sun]]'' ([[1623]]) by [[Tommaso Campanella]]
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==External Links==
* [http://pdreader.org/details.asp?id=2130 ''Utopia'' by Thomas More], Full text available in multiple formats
* [http://ingrimayne.saintjoe.edu/econ/Introduction/Utopias.html Utopias - Robert Schenk] Utopias from the perspective of economics: "[Utopias] have no room for economics and they do not work in the real world."
* [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ut/Utopia.html Utopia - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001]
* [http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/anglistik/stud_pro/utopieseite/genre/utopia.html Utopia - Definition and History of the Term - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica]
* [http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/thisthat.html#utopia "If you like this, then you'll like that" - Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide]
==Related==
'''Utopia''' is the name of a US progressive rock group, generally fronted by singer/musician/producer [[Todd Rundgren]].
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