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| Born | François Marie Charles Fourier 7 April 1772 |
| Died | 10 October 1837 (aged 65) |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | 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: [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.[2] 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.[3]
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. Fourier later inspired a diverse array of revolutionary thinkers and writers.
- ^ "Fourier". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ Beecher, Jonathan (2022), van der Linden, Marcel (ed.), "Charles Fourier and Fourierism", The Cambridge History of Socialism, vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, pp. 167–187, ISBN 978-1-108-48134-2
- ^ Goldstein 1982, p. 92.