utopian socialism
(sometimes initial capital letter) an economic system based on the premise that if capital voluntarily surrendered its ownership of the means of production to the state or the workers, unemployment and poverty would be abolished.
Origin of utopian socialism
1- Compare socialism.
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How to use utopian socialism in a sentence
Here we have the essential characteristic of utopian socialism as distinguished from modern, or scientific, Socialism.
Socialism | John SpargoIn this critical review he makes his position clear with respect not only to Proudhon but to utopian socialism in general.
The life and teaching of Karl Marx | M. BeerActually, it was utopian socialism that was destroyed by this new theory.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert HunterAnd what is the essence of this first form of utopian socialism?
Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century | Werner Sombart
British Dictionary definitions for utopian socialism
(sometimes capitals) socialism established by the peaceful surrender of the means of production by capitalists moved by moral persuasion, example, etc: the form of socialism advocated by Robert Owen, Fichte, and others: Compare scientific socialism
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