Utopian Research Paper

Question – What is Utopia and can it be achieved

In response to the very first assignment in this course relating to how economic and political conditions are influencing psychology I asked this question, “What is Utopia and can it be achieved”. Throughout this semester I have learned about several philosophical and psychological theories that has led me to an answer to this question. I have been interested in the concept of Utopia for some time and I am fascinated by how philosophy and psychology have explored this topic over many centuries. There are several variations on the definition of Utopia but I will answer the question using the definition as it applies to societies, communities and politics. Utopia can be defined as a society that

While I truly do believe each “normal” individual within a society wants others in the society to be happy, satisfied, and “taken care of”. I also believe there is psychological and physiological conditions that exists in the human race that will not allow this Utopian society to exist for lengthy periods of time. The basis for supporting my theory can be derived from philosophical and psychological concepts we learned in this course. I can use the science of psychology, using psychometrics, to prove my theory. If Utopia is to exist then everyone will need to be completely aligned to the Utopian concept. There would need to be a totally aligned conscious in each individual that is not a trained behavior but rather an evolved behavior. This sub-conscious trait will be needed to keep everyone aligned. In other words the desire and ability to live within this Utopian framework needs to exist in the conscious of the individual. We have learned the theory of consciousness in this class but we have not necessarily derived how this consciousness is set in each individual. Applying Darwin’s theory of evolution to this concept of consciousness, I assert that as humans have evolved they have actually formulated a

When examining what drives an individual we can apply the theory of causation in psychology. We can apply the science of psychology by answer this question by setting up a psychoanalytic on causation to test my assertion about Utopia. The hypothesis of the psychoanalytical test would be that there are individuals that would not align to the overall good of the society over time, which is the core foundational need for Utopia. If I were to use psychoanalytic to prove this theory I would apply some of the concepts we leaned in this class in relation to causation. We could collect imperial data to support my theory by setting up a test like Skinner’s box to show the impact of positive and negative re-enforcement on human behavior. I would set up a series of tests to see if individuals will break away from the norms of the society if they determine they can get more “satisfaction” by pursuing their goals and objectives and thereby breaking away from the society as a whole. When an individual gets the satisfaction they desire, would they repeat this behavior? The tests would measure the number of instances where an individual chooses a direction that is different from the norm when posed with multiple options or paths to follow. Some of the tests would be performed under normal, every day; circumstances and some would be