Modern Utopia

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - General Fiction, *Non-fiction, Political Science

Authors: H. G. Wells In Year : 1905

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Modern Utopia

Introduction: The Owner of the Voice
Chapter 1: Topographical
Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 1-3
Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 4-7
Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 1-4
Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 5-8
Chapter 4: The Voice of Nature
Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-3
Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 4-8
Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-4
Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 5-6
Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 1-3
Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 4-7
Chapter 8: My Utopian Self
Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 1-3
Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 4-5
Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 6-8
Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 1-2
Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 3-5
Chapter 11: The Bubble Bursts
Appendix, Scepticism of the Instrument

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)