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Charles Fourier
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Charles Fourier was a French philosopher who lived from 1772 to 1837 and developed influential ideas about organizing society into cooperative communities called "phalansteries." His utopian socialist vision imagined a radically reorganized world where work would be pleasurable and people's natural desires would be fulfilled, making him an important early figure in the history of socialist thought.
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- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Besançon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- phalanstère
- Field of work
- Fourierism
- Movement
- utopian socialism
- Image
- Françoise Foliot - Jean Gigoux - Portrait de Charles Fourrier (cropped) (1).jpg
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- birth name
- François Marie Charles Fourier
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
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- Charles Fourier
- date of birth
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- date of death
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- Charles Fourier
- name in native language
- Charles Fourier
- influenced by
- Nicolas-Edme Rétif
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- writing language
- French
- P8168
- Anita Hegerland
- P12749
- Großolbersdorf
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Works in European collections
23 objects attributed to Charles Fourier, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 3,2. Théorie de l'unité universelle, Teil 2
Le nouveau monde industriel, 2
Discours prononcés dans la séance publique tenue par l'Académie française pour la réception de M. le Baron Fourier, le 17. avril 1827
Publication des manuscrits de Charles Fourier : Année 1851
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 5.4. Théorie de l'unité universelle, Teil 4
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 2,1. Théorie de l'unité universelle, Teil 1
Lettre de Fourier au Grand Juge : (4 nivôse an XII)
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 4.3. Théorie de l'unité universelle, Teil 3
Le nouveau monde industriel, 1
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 1. Théorie des quatre mouvements et des destinées générales
Oeuvres complètes de Charles Fourier, 6
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Encyclopedic overview
François Marie Charles Fourier (/ˈfʊrieɪ, -iər/; French: [ʃaʁl fuʁje]; 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.
Fourier's social views and proposals inspired a 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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