Lettres d’un habitant de Genève

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Lettres d’un habitant de Genève is an early political and philosophical work by Henri de Saint-Simon that outlines his proto-socialist ideas on social organization and progress.

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instanceOf book
philosophical work
political work
associatedWith early 19th century French political thought
author Henri de Saint-Simon
centralIdea political power should be guided by scientists and industrialists
progress is driven by science and industry
society should be organized for the benefit of the most numerous and poorest class
countryOfOrigin France
critiques aristocracy
traditional monarchy
genre political philosophy
social philosophy
hasForm epistolary work
hasPerspective rationalist
secular
influenced 19th-century social theory
French socialism
utopian socialism
mainSubject critique of hereditary privilege
industrial society
meritocracy
political reform
role of scientists in government
scientific organization of society
social organization
social progress
movement proto-socialism
narrativeForm letters
originalLanguage French
philosophicalTradition Saint-Simonianism
proposes leadership by capable and productive classes
reorganization of society on industrial principles

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Henri de Saint-Simon notableWork Lettres d’un habitant de Genève