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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Thomas More – Utopia, Book 2

As we know from previous discussion, Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer, philosopher and humanist who was counselor to Henry the VIII.  In 1516, he wrote and published Utopia.  This classic tells the tale of the political system of … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Utopia – Thomas More

Utopia‘s proper title is  De Optimo rei publicae deque nova insula Utopia.  The literal translation of the title is “Of a republic’s best state and of the new island Utopia”.  Its original title was even longer.  It is interesting to … Continue reading

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