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Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, [2] was an English lawyer, judge, [3] social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. [4] He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. [5]
Utopia (Latin: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, [1] "A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516.
The Life of Thomas More. New York: Anchor, 1999; Bore, Isabella. Thomas More et Ie Grand Turc: variations sur le theme des invasions ottomanes Morcalla Vol. 48, 185-186. pp. 9–34. Lakowski, Romuald I. A Dialogue of Comfort in Tribulation. Ph.D. Diss. U of British Columbia, 1993. Lakowski, Romuald I. Sir Thomas More and the Art of Dialogue. Ph ...
The term gained widespread usage following the publication of Thomas More's 1516 book Utopia. [2] Building upon the work of sociologist Ruth Levitas, [1] social psychologists have tested the functions of utopian thinking among people. [2] [3] Utopia is fundamentally a cultural and psychological concept, existing solely as symbols within people ...
The Yale Edition of the Complete Works of St. Thomas More is the standard scholarly edition of the works of Thomas More, published by Yale University Press. [1] The first of the fifteen volumes to be published (volume 2) appeared in 1963, and the last (volume 1) in 1997.
Maria More (née Scrope) (1534–1607), Wife of Thomas More II. Sir Thomas More (1478–1535) wearing his official Tudor Collar of Esses. This part reproduces Holbein's famous portrait of More now at the Frick Collection. [11] Thomas More II (1531–1606), Grandson of Sir Thomas More. Margaret Roper (1505–1544), Daughter of Sir Thomas More.
Thomas Sowell (/ s oʊ l / SOHL; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, economic historian, social philosopher and political commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative ...
Sir Thomas More is an Elizabethan play and a dramatic biography based on events in the life of the Catholic martyr Thomas More, who rose to become the Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. The play is considered to be written by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle and revised by several writers.