History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET September 2013 History
Who among the following is not associated with the Utopian Socialists?
ASaint Simon
BCharles Fourier
CFriedrich Engels ✓ Correct
DRobert Owen
Correct answer: (C) Friedrich Engels — Friedrich Engels is not associated with the Utopian Socialists, so the answer is Friedrich Engels.
Explanation
★Friedrich Engels is not associated with the Utopian Socialists, so the answer is Friedrich Engels.
★Engels was a founder of scientific or Marxist socialism, along with Karl Marx.
★He helped write the Communist Manifesto and criticised the utopian thinkers.
★So he stands apart from the utopian school.
★Saint Simon, Charles Fourier and Robert Owen were the leading Utopian Socialists.
★They dreamed of ideal communities but lacked a theory of class struggle.
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