Utopia (English) (English)

Author: Thomas More
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: The "Master Classics Library" systematically introduces a series of classic academic works by world-renowned thinkers, philosophers, historians, and psychologists, including authoritative English translations of ancient Chinese philosophical classics. It provides high-quality reading materials for English learners and academic resources for researchers in various social sciences. Each volume in this series is accompanied by an evaluative preface written by distinguished experts and scholars. Utopia is presented in the form of dialogues, reflecting the strong protest of early proletarians against the ruthless exploitation and oppression during the primitive accumulation period of capitalism, while also depicting the author's ideal society, which had a significant influence on the development of socialist thought thereafter. More's Utopian ideas were not concocted out of thin air; they are an inevitable product of the historical development of human society to a certain stage. The term sometimes referred to as "Utopian socialism" derives its name from this very origin.