Pondering the characteristics of Utopias and constructing
theoretical examples of them has been an intellectual exercise to
thrill thinkers at least since the time of Plato's Republic.
Christianopolis is the little known Utopia created by German
theologian and scholar JOHANN VALENTIN ANDREAE (1586-1654). A
mysterious figure associated with alchemy, Kabbalah,
Rosicrucianism, and other philosophical esoterica of the 17th
century, Andreae published this intriguing guide to his "perfect"
society in 1618. Informed by a rigid brand of Christian socialism,
Christianopolis also features a high regard for teachers, and
approaches the world from both a scientific and artistic
perspective. Translated in 1916 from the original Latin by
University of Miami, Ohio, professor of German FELIX EMIL HELD
(1880-1944), who rounds out the volume with an extensive historical
introduction, this is a highly readable work that will enthrall
students of philosophy, classic literature, sociology, and
metaphysics.
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