The university of Utopia (Phoenix books; Charles R. Walgreen Foundation lectures;1953)

According to Hutchins in The University of Utopia, "The object of the educational system, taken as a whole, is not to produce hands for industry or to teach the young how to make a living. It is to produce responsible citizens". In The University of Utopia, Hutchins describes a country that has evolved to become the perfect society, Utopia, as well as their educational system, which has the well-defined purpose of "promoting the intellectual development of the people". Hutchins also explores some of the improper directions educational institutions have taken in the United States. He argues that education is becoming nothing more than a trade school, and a poor trade school at that. Americans schools and even universities are also tending to become custodial institutions. He warns that: "A country that makes no effective provision for the intellectual development of its population is headed for dictatorship or worse."