utopian socialism

American  

noun

1. (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.

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utopian socialism British  

noun

1. (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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Etymology

Origin of utopian socialism

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In the early nineteenth century, utopian socialism, which focused on perfecting society, dominated.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

By the middle of the nineteenth century, utopian socialism had been largely replaced by scientific socialism.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Even more notable was Weitling, a tailor, who traveled all over Germany preaching a mixture of Christian communism and French utopian socialism.

From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert

So, just as utopian socialism rejects political exertion, it also stands opposed to all those efforts which we are accustomed to call the economic agitation of the workman, such as trade-unions and the like.

From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Sombart, Werner

And what is the essence of this first form of utopian socialism?

From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Sombart, Werner