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Utopian socialism, Political and social idea of the mid-19th century. Adapted from
such reformers as Robert Owen and Charles Fourier, utopian socialism drew from early
communist and socialist ideas. Advocates included Louis Blanc, noted for his theory of
worker-controlled “social workshops,” and John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the
Oneida Community in the U.S. Utopian settlements were also attempted by religious
groups such as the Mennonites, Shakers, and Mormons. See also Brook Farm.

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Conservatives who saw the settled life of agricultural society disrupted by the
insistent demands of industrialism were as likely as their radical counterparts…

communism: Revolution and communism

Unlike earlier “utopian socialists,” whom Marx and Engels derided as

unscienti c and impractical—including Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourie…

Louis Blanc

), French utopian socialist, noted for his theory of worker-controlled “social

workshops.”…

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