…Can a goal be “down-to-earth practical” and yet be “utopian” at the same time? 
Let us here clarify and analyze the concept “goal” to see if it is reasonable to speak of a goal as practical when to everyone it appears “utopian.” [It is so visionary that people will tend to remark, “Good luck with that!”
To put the discussion in context, at first glance the topic appears to belong to Moral Philosophy (since it is about living in a world with more ethical people in it than we currently have) yet one could easily argue that it belongs in Political Philosophy (since it involves policy, and getting to a goal.) Well I claim it is both. Why not?
I recently ‘dashed off’ a very-brief paper; then managed to get it into a publicly-available, safe-to-open file so that it can be shared with you for your comments on it. To see it, click on this link. Its title is “How to live in an ethical world while avoiding utopianism.” I would very much like to know what you think about the thesis it presents, as well as get your views on the relevant topics. See: myqol.com/wadeharvey/PDFs/Ho … ianism.pdf
[size=87]{Please make this editorial change (improvement) in it as you read it: Where it says “shall be aware…” substitute “may need to be reminded…” Forgive me; I thought of this upgrade for it after it was done as a pdf file.}[/size]
Was it an interesting read? Do you have any thoughts on the subjects? Do you think it desirable to live on a planet inhabited by a majority of ethical people? Please tell us your views.
