Phalanstères and the critique of industrial society: revisiting Charles Fourier

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2011v16n1p239

Keywords:

Charles Fourier, Utopian socialism, Phalanstery, Utopia

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

José D’Assunção Barros, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ

Doctor in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF. Professor at the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ.

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Published

2011-03-13

How to Cite

BARROS, José D’Assunção. Phalanstères and the critique of industrial society: revisiting Charles Fourier. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 16, n. 1, p. 239–255, 2011. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2011v16n1p239. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/7752. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2024.

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