Fourierism
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English
Etymology
From French fouriérisme, or by surface analysis, Fourier + ism, named after French philosopher Charles Fourier (1772–1837).
Noun
Fourierism (uncountable)
- The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
- 2009 April 16, Jon Mooallem, “The End Is Near! (Yay!)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Millard’s sketch happened to look a lot like the master plan of Fourierism, one of the most popular secular utopian movements in American history. In the early 1800s, Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, proposed, in a series of jargon-filled writings, a self-sufficient community model called a “phalanx.”
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Translations
cooperative socialistic system
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See also
References
- “Fourierism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
Fourierism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
