Fou·ri·er·ism (f r  - -r z m)n. A system for social reform advocated by Charles Fourier in the early 19th century, proposing that society be organized into small self-sustaining communal groups. Fou ri·er·ist, Fouri·er·ite (--r t) n. |
Fourierism [ˈfʊərɪəˌrɪzəm]
n
(Sociology) the system of Charles Fourier (1772-1837), the French social reformer, under which society was to be organized into self-sufficient cooperatives
Fourierist , Fourierite [ˈfʊərɪəˌraɪt] n & adj
Fourieristic adj
Fourierism
a utopian social reform, planned by the French social scientist F.M. Charles Fourier, that organized groups into cooperative units called phalansteries, as Brook Farm. Also called phalansterianism. — Fourierist, Fourierite, n.
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