# St. Simon — What Is Property? character guide

> St. Simon in What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Simon

**First appearance:** 0002-what-is-property

## Who they are

Utopian socialist whose doctrines are discussed.

## Relationships

### [Charles Fourier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/charles_fourier)

_rivalry_

Fourier and Saint-Simon were competing founders of socialist schools, each advocating different utopian systems.

## In the story

### [§ 6: That in Society All Wages Are Equal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/6-that-in-society-all-wages-are-equal)

Mentioned as proponent of the maxim 'To each according to his capacity, to each capacity according to its results,' which Proudhon critiques.

### [§ 2 Characteristics of Communism and of Property](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/part-ii-2)

Referenced as part of the St. Simonians who lumped communism and inequality and passed away like a masquerade.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/endnotes)

St. Simon's system is referenced regarding inheritance and the designation of heirs.

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