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Socialism
Socialism
Response to industrialization
Socialism
Response to industrialization
Socialism: a system in which society and industrial production are organized for the benefit of the common welfare
Utopian Socialism
Critique of liberalism and capitalism
Utopian Socialism
Critique of liberalism and capitalism
Replace competition with cooperation
The Familiestere Godin, constructed 1856-1859
Utopian Socialism
Critique of liberalism and capitalism
Replace competition with cooperation
Create small, harmonious social units
Utopian Socialism
Critique of liberalism and capitalism
Replace competition with cooperation
Create small, harmonious social units
Charles Fourier
Charles Fourier, 1772-1837
Utopian Socialism
Critique of liberalism and capitalism
Replace competition with cooperation
Create small, harmonious social units
Charles Fourier
Phalanx
Idea for a phalanx, 1836
Charles Fourier, Theory of Social Organization, 1820
With your assigned paragraph and in your group, explain why Fourier objects to capitalism, how he proposes to change society, and how his will be a better system.
Charles Fourier, Theory of Social Organization, 1820
With your assigned paragraph and in your group, explain why Fourier objects to capitalism, how he proposes to change society, and how his will be a better system.
In your group, plan a phalanx. What jobs would you need?
Communism (Marxism)
Karl Marx, 1818-1883
Communism (Marxism)
Competition between classes
Ancoats (inner Manchester), 1870
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto, 1848
Diagram Marx’s view of historical change.
Communism (Marxism)
Competition between classes
The proletariat would overthrow capitalism
Industrial Workers of the World, Solidarity, June 30, 1917
Communism (Marxism)
Competition between classes
The proletariat would overthrow capitalism
Communism: a system involving collective control of the economy and property