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

Derived Forms

• Fourierite
  noun
• Fourieristic
  adjective
• Fourierist
  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

This Community was another anticipation of Fourierism, put forth by Massachusetts.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

Parke Godwin was one of the earliest and ablest of the American expositors of Fourierism; second only, perhaps, to Albert Brisbane.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

Horace Greeley, under date of July 1847, wrote to the People's Journal the following account of what may be called, Fourierism reduced to a Forlorn Hope.

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