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The Story of Utopias · Character

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish philosopher and social critic whose ideas are briefly discussed.

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Also known as Carlyle

First appearance: the story of utopias

Thomas Carlyle shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Quoted on the superficiality of partisan utopias and the problem of a world of knaves.
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In III: Quoted on the superficiality of partisan utopias and the problem of a world of knaves.

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