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
• Fourieristic
  adjective
• Fourierite
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Fourierism

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

Example Sentences

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

Here Fourierism stops short, and, in so doing, proves itself to be, not a life, a soul, but only a body.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

This question, the Fourierists in the convention, from whom alone we have learned any thing of Fourierism, did not seem to have considered.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

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 Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

In order that Fourierism might sweep the nation, it was necessary that it should ally itself to some form of popular religion, and especially that it should penetrate the strongholds of religious New England.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey