# Walter Pater — Heretics character guide

> Walter Pater in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pater

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

English essayist and art critic, associated with aestheticism.

## In the story

### [VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine)

Cited as a proponent of the 'carpe diem' religion, urging enjoyment of exquisite moments for their own sake, which Chesterton condemns as sterilizing.

### [XII: Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/xii-paganism-and-mr-lowes-dickinson)

Mentioned as a delicate preacher of the New Paganism, which Chesterton dismisses as unlike real paganism.

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