02380cam a22003493u 4500 17912 UtSlPG 20260610133422.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 HX PS Michaelis, Richard, 1839-1909 Looking Further Forward. Finnish Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000 : Jatkoa ja vastaus Edward Bellamyn romaaniin "Vuonna 2000" Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2006-03-04 Produced by Matti Järvinen and Tuija Lindholm "Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000" by Richard Michaelis is a critical response to Edward Bellamy's utopian novel, written in the late 19th century. The text explores themes of societal organization and critiques the notion of communism as proposed by Bellamy, arguing for the importance of individualism and competition over collective ownership. The author expresses concern about the feasibility of a perfect conforming society devoid of personal ambition and freedom. The opening of the work presents Michaelis's authorial preface, where he reflects on the societal structures of Bellamy's vision. The preface introduces Julian West, a character from Bellamy's original work, who has awakened 113 years into a radically transformed world, and sets the stage for a series of discussions highlighting the differences between his past and the proposed future. Through this introduction, Michaelis lays the groundwork for his argument by contrasting a newfound order based on supposed equality with the complexities of human nature and individual aspiration. The opening thus serves as both a personal and analytical critique of a society he believes is unrealistic and fundamentally flawed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Utopias -- Fiction Utopian fiction Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898. Looking backward Utopias in literature https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17912 59298 59298