Early Socialism

Charles Fourier

Proposed the creation of small model communities where people would live and work for mutual benefit -this would show everyone the advantages of cooperative living

Louis Blanc

Social problems could be solved by government assistance -competition is evil

Flora Tristan

-Female utopian socialist -Called for absolute equality of man and woman

What are the main charachteristics of early Socialism? (Aka Utopian Socialism)

-brought about by poverty and conditions in slums, mines, and factories -wanted equality in social conditions -human cooperation, not competition -against private property -against capitalism

How do early socialists compare to later socialists?

Early: Utopian Socialism equality and human cooperation Later: Marxists believed this was an impractical dream

Robert Owen

Humans would reveal true goodness if in a cooperative community -successful in Scotland, not in US

How was utopian socialism important?

Utopian socialism was often ignored at this time, but it laid the groundwork for later attacks on capitalism that would have far- reaching results