Culture and Anarchy' by Matthew Arnold (1869)

Abstract

Matthew Arnold, in his philosophical essay Culture and Anarchy, published in 1869, expresses his view on culture in which culture could be applied to any society or any group of humans on earth. He wrote it during the time where Bentham's Utilitarianism was the prevailing thought in the industrialized Europe, especially in Great Britain, where the Industrial Revolution had the greatest impact on society.