- Modern Utopia, A
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Wells, H. G.
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H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that would increasingly preoccupy him throughout the remainder of his life. One of his most ambitious early attempts at portraying a world state was A Modern Utopia (1905). A Modern Utopia was intended as a hybrid between fiction and 'philosophical discussion'. Like most utopists, he has indicated a series of modifications which in his opinion would increase the aggregate of human happiness. Basically, Wells' idea of a perfect world would be if everyone were able to live a happy life. This book is written with an intimate knowledge of former ideal commonwealths and is a conscious attempt to describe a utopia that is not utopian. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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- Chapters
- 00 - Introduction: The Owner of the Voice
- 01 - Chapter 1: Topographical
- 02 - Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 1-3
- 03 - Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 4-7
- 04 - Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 1-4
- 05 - Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 5-8
- 06 - Chapter 4: The Voice of Nature
- 07 - Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-3
- 08 - Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 4-8
- 09 - Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-4
- 10 - Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 5-6
- 11 - Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 1-3
- 12 - Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 4-7
- 13 - Chapter 8: My Utopian Self
- 14 - Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 1-3
- 15 - Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 4-5
- 16 - Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 6-8
- 17 - Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 1-2
- 18 - Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 3-5
- 19 - Chapter 11: The Bubble Bursts
- 20 - Appendix, Scepticism of the Instrument
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