Which Dickens novel serves as a scathing critique of the Utilitarian philosophy of 'Fact' over 'Fancy', primarily set in the fictional industrial town of Coketown?
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Correct answer: Hard Times
Hard Times satirizes the educational and social theories of the mid-Victorian era, exemplified by Thomas Gradgrind. It explores the dehumanizing effects of the Industrial Revolution and pure rationalism.
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