Fourierism (redirected from Fourierists)

Fou·ri·er·ism  (fr--rzm)

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.

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Fouri·er·ist, Fouri·er·ite (--rt) n.

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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

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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.

See also: Communalism