Edward Carpenter

Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter (1844–1929) was an English poet, socialist, and early advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the environmental movement. His writings, including "Towards Democracy" and "The Intermediate Sex," explored themes of personal freedom, sexual liberation, and social reform. Carpenter was a prominent figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, advocating for a simpler, more harmonious lifestyle connected to nature. His work significantly influenced the British socialist movement and early LGBTQ+ activism, emphasizing a future of equality and inclusion.

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I INTRODUCTORY The following Studies and Notes, made during the earlier period of the present war and now collected together for publication, do not—as will be evident to the reader—pretend to any sort of completeness in their embrace of the subject, or finality in its presentation. Rather they are scattered thoughts suggested by the large and tangled drama which we are... more...

I. INTRODUCTORY The subject of Religious Origins is a fascinating one, as the great multitude of books upon it, published in late years, tends to show. Indeed the great difficulty to-day in dealing with the subject, lies in the very mass of the material to hand—and that not only on account of the labor involved in sorting the material, but because the abundance itself of facts opens up temptation to... more...