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Ed Simon

Ed Simon is a staff writer for the Millions and an editor at Berfrois. His book Furnace of This World; or, 36 Observations about Goodness is available from Zero Books, who will also be releasing his collection Printed in Utopia: The Renaissance’s Radicalism in 2020.

In Search of Thomas More’s Utopia

A little over 500 years ago, philosopher Thomas More coined the term ‘utopia’ in his seminal work. Its radical politics were a reaction against the deep injustices of English society – and an argument for socialism.