# Mr. Frederic Harrison — Culture and Anarchy character guide

> Mr. Frederic Harrison in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Frederic Harrison

**First appearance:** 0002-culture-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A positivist thinker whose ideas on culture and religion are debated.

## In the story

### [Culture and Anarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/culture-and-anarchy)

Cited as a critic of culture, representing the Positivist or anarchic tendency.

### [Sweetness and Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/i-sweetness-and-light)

Cited as a critic who questions the utility of culture, prompting Arnold's defense.

### [Barbarians, Philistines, Populace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/iii-barbarians-philistines-populace)

Quoted for his phrase 'bright powers of sympathy and ready powers of action' and for flattering the working class.

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