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

From these hints it is evident that the Brook Farmers were fully converted to Fourierism in the winter of 1843-4, and that William H. Channing led the way in this conversion.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

Brook Farm having attained the dignity of incorporation and assumed the title of Phalanx, was ready to undertake the enterprise of propagating Fourierism.

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