The Absolute at Large · Concept
The Role of the Farmer
Amidst economic chaos, the farmer is portrayed as a pragmatic anchor, refusing to give away goods and maintaining scarcity, thus saving society from total collapse through traditional market instincts.
Amidst economic chaos, the farmer is portrayed as a pragmatic anchor, refusing to give away goods and maintaining scarcity, thus saving society from total collapse through traditional market instincts.
Farmers are portrayed as the saviors of the economy, resisting the mania for giving away goods and maintaining scarcity through high prices.
The Role of the Farmer is one of the patterns The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.