French utopian socialist and philosopher (1772–1837)
For the French mathematician, see Joseph Fourier.
Charles Fourier
Portrait by Jean Gigoux, 1835 (detail)
Born
François Marie Charles Fourier
(1772-04-07)7 April 1772
Besançon, Kingdom of France
Died
10 October 1837(1837-10-10) (aged 65)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
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Utopian socialism Fourierism
Main interests
Political philosophy Economics Philosophy of desire
Notable ideas
Phalanstère "Attractive work" Coining the term feminism Critique of work
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François Marie Charles Fourier (/ˈfʊrieɪ,-iər/;[1]French:[ʃaʁlfuʁje]; 7 April 1772 – 10 October 1837) was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker, and one of the founders of utopian socialism. Some of his views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become mainstream in modern society. For instance, Fourier is credited with having originated the word feminism in 1837.[2]
Fourier's social views and proposals inspired a whole movement of intentional communities. Among them in the United States were the community of Utopia, Ohio; La Reunion near present-day Dallas, Texas; Lake Zurich, Illinois; the North American Phalanx in Red Bank, New Jersey; Brook Farm in West Roxbury, Massachusetts; the Community Place and Sodus Bay Phalanx in New York State; Silkville, Kansas, and several others. In Guise, France, he influenced the Familistery of Guise [fr; de; pt]. Fourier later inspired a diverse array of revolutionary thinkers and writers.
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