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Owenism

American  
[oh-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈoʊ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

  1. the socialistic philosophy of Robert Owen.


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Origin of Owenism

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; Owen + -ism


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Instead, the lasting influence of Owenism was in workers organization, with the Owenites helping to organize a number of influential early trade unions, culminating in the London Working Men’s Association in 1836.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

It antedated Brisbane's revival of Fourierism, was encouraged by Owenism, survived both, and formed a living link between the utopianism of the early nineteenth century and the utilitarian socialism of the twentieth.

From Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making by Samuel Peter Orth

Experiments therefore always fall into a combination of Owenism and Fourierism.

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

In the transition from Owenism to Fourierism and later socialist movements, we find that Josiah Warren fulfills the function of a modulating chord.

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

It differed from Fourierism and Owenism, however, in that instead of a universal appeal based upon Brotherhood, Justice, Order, and Economy, its appeal was, primarily, to the laborer.

From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo

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