Meaning & use
Fourierism
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A utopian socialist theory, developed by Charles Fourier, advocating the organization of society into self-sufficient cooperative communities called phalanxes.
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Several nineteenth-century American communes were founded on the principles of Fourierism.
Historians studied Fourierism as one of many utopian movements that flourished before the Civil War.
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Named for French philosopher Charles Fourier, who envisioned harmonious communities of exactly 1,620 people living and working together.
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utopian socialism
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