Fourierism

American  

[foor-ee-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈfʊər i əˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. the social system proposed by François Marie Charles Fourier, under which society was to be organized into phalanxes or associations, each large enough for all industrial and social requirements.

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Fourierism British  

/ ˈfʊərɪəˌraɪt, ˈfʊərɪəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. the system of Charles Fourier under which society was to be organized into self-sufficient cooperatives

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Other Word Forms

• Fourierist
  noun
• Fourierite
  noun
• Fourieristic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Fourierism

From the French word fouriérisme, dating back to 1835–45. See Fourier, -ism

Example Sentences

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Fourierism

For instance, Flora Tristan was a French socialist and feminist who emerged from Fourierism to do important early work on tying the idea of social progress to female equality.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

What then shall we say of the rank-and-file that formed themselves into Phalanxes and marched into the wilderness to the music of Fourierism?

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

Mr. Albert Brisbane's attempt to domesticate Fourierism among us was cordially considered, but not cordially welcomed.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

In 1843 Massachusetts, the great mother of notions, threw out in the face of impending Fourierism her fourth and last socialistic experiment.

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

He clearly was Brisbane's other and better half in the propagation of Fourierism.

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes