Phalanstères and the critique of industrial society: revisiting Charles Fourier

This article seeks to examine the ideas of Charles Fourier, writer of the nineteen century usually regarded as a "utopian socialist". An introduction to the Utopian Socialism in the nineteenth century, including comments on other utopian socialists as Saint-Simon and Robert Owen, prepares...

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Autor: Barros, José D’Assunção
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositorio:Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/7752
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/7752
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Charles Fourier
Utopian socialism
Phalanstery
Utopia
Socialismo Utópico
Falanstério
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Sumario:This article seeks to examine the ideas of Charles Fourier, writer of the nineteen century usually regarded as a "utopian socialist". An introduction to the Utopian Socialism in the nineteenth century, including comments on other utopian socialists as Saint-Simon and Robert Owen, prepares a more specific analysis of the main issues presented by Fourier in his proposal for a phalanstery. Issues related to social criticism directed by Charles Fourier against industrial society of his time, are also examined.