In this video, I discuss early and utopian socialism with the objective to show that this ideology has a much longer history than you might think. From Ancient Greece to feudalist Europe, from France to Scotland, socialism has a long history that outlives capitalism and liberalism. The purpose of most of these thinkers was to create a fair society where inequality would not cripple the lives of the most fragile members of the population. Check the video to find out more about it.

Learning Objectives

- What is utopian socialism?
- Who were the earliest supporters of socialism?
- Where does the term come from?
- What is the difference between utopian socialism and communism?

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Socialism
01:12 General features of socialism
02:15 Two key points of disagreement
03:09 Plato and his “Republic”
03:36 Thomas More and his “Utopia”
04:05 François-Noël Babeuf
04:27 Utopian socialists
04:55 Claude-Henri de Rouvroy comte de Saint-Simon
05:38 Robert Owen
06:25 François Marie Charles Fourier
07:12 Étienne Cabet
07:42 Louis Blanc
07:54 Louis-Auguste Blanqui
08:20 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
08:42 Conclusion

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References

The “Manifesto of the Communist Party” by Marx and Engels: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/[ Ссылка ]

Plato’s “The Republic”: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/[ Ссылка ]

Thomas More’s “Utopia”: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/[ Ссылка ]

François Marie Charles Fourier and the phalanstery: [ Ссылка ]

Étienne Cabet’s “Travels to Icaria”: [ Ссылка ]

Louis Blanc’s “The Organization of Labour”:
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s “What is Property?”: [ Ссылка ]

Ordinary life in the USSR uploaded on YouTube by Paul Richards: [ Ссылка ]

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