John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice
John Stuart Mill’s self-description as ‘under the general designation of Socialist’ has been under-explored. It is an important feature of something else often overlooked: the importance of the French context of Mill’s thought. This article focuses on the role of Fourierism in the development of M...
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| description | John Stuart Mill’s self-description as ‘under the general designation of Socialist’ has been under-explored. It is an important feature of something else often overlooked: the importance of the French context of Mill’s thought. This article focuses on the role of Fourierism in the development of Mill’s ideas, exploring the links to Fourierism in Mill’s writing on profit-sharing; his use of the words ‘association’ and ‘friendly rivalry’; and his views concerning distributive justice. It then reconsiders his assessment of Fourierism as a desirable, workable and immediately implementable form of social reform, ultimately arguing it was Mill’s most-preferred form of ‘utopian’ socialism. |
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| spelling | nottingham-463872020-05-04T19:30:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46387/ John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice McCabe, Helen John Stuart Mill’s self-description as ‘under the general designation of Socialist’ has been under-explored. It is an important feature of something else often overlooked: the importance of the French context of Mill’s thought. This article focuses on the role of Fourierism in the development of Mill’s ideas, exploring the links to Fourierism in Mill’s writing on profit-sharing; his use of the words ‘association’ and ‘friendly rivalry’; and his views concerning distributive justice. It then reconsiders his assessment of Fourierism as a desirable, workable and immediately implementable form of social reform, ultimately arguing it was Mill’s most-preferred form of ‘utopian’ socialism. Taylor and Francis 2018-02-06 Article PeerReviewed McCabe, Helen (2018) John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice. Global Intellectual History . ISSN 2380-1891 John Stuart Mill; Charles Fourier; Victor Considerant; utopian socialism; friendly rivalry; association; profit-sharing. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23801883.2018.1435983 doi:10.1080/23801883.2018.1435983 doi:10.1080/23801883.2018.1435983 |
| spellingShingle | John Stuart Mill; Charles Fourier; Victor Considerant; utopian socialism; friendly rivalry; association; profit-sharing. McCabe, Helen John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title | John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title_full | John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title_fullStr | John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title_full_unstemmed | John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title_short | John Stuart Mill and Fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| title_sort | john stuart mill and fourierism: ‘association’, ‘friendly rivalry’ and distributive justice |
| topic | John Stuart Mill; Charles Fourier; Victor Considerant; utopian socialism; friendly rivalry; association; profit-sharing. |
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