# Thomas Carlyle — The Story of Utopias character guide

> Thomas Carlyle in The Story of Utopias by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carlyle

**First appearance:** 0003-the-story-of-utopias

## Who they are

Scottish philosopher and social critic whose ideas are briefly discussed.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_utopias_se/chapters/iii)

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

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