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What Is Property? · Character

St. Simon

Utopian socialist whose doctrines are discussed.

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Also known as Simon

First appearance: what is property

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Mentioned as proponent of the maxim 'To each according to his capacity, to each capacity according to its results,' which Proudhon critiques.
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With Charles Fourier (rivalry): Fourier and Saint-Simon were competing founders of socialist schools, each advocating different utopian systems. In § 6: That in Society All Wages Are Equal: Mentioned as proponent of…

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CFCharles FourierLALamennaisPIPinheiro-Ferre…PLPlatoBABabeufSSSt. Simon

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  • Rivalry
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  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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