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Immediately upon its inception, the Fabian Society began attracting many prominent contemporary figures drawn to its socialist cause, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, Charles Marson, Sydney Olivier, Oliver Lodge, Ramsay MacDonald and Emmeline Pankhurst.
22. Apr. 2024 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Fabian Society, socialist society founded in 1884 in London, having as its goal the establishment of a democratic socialist state in Great Britain. The Fabians put their faith in evolutionary socialism rather than in revolution.
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The name Fabian derives from Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, the Roman general famous for his delaying tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War. The early Fabians rejected the revolutionary doctrines of Marxism , recommending instead a gradual transition to a socialist society.
The Fabian Society was founded on 4th January 1884 as an off-shoot of the Fellowship of the New Life. The new Society soon attracted some of the most prominent left-wing thinkers of the late Victorian era to its ranks. The 1880s saw an upsurge in socialist activity in Britain and the Fabian Society was at the heart of much of it.
Early Fabian economic theory was developed in great measure under the influence of John Stuart Mill's Principles of Political Economy (1848), and his famous essay On Liberty (1859) helped shape the basic tenets of Fabian socialism. Another significant influence was the American economist Henry George (1839-1897). Emulating George, the Fabians ...
Geburtstag von August Bebel, 1910. Die Fabian Society (deutsch „Fabianische Gesellschaft“), gegründet am 4. Januar 1884 im Vereinigten Königreich Großbritannien und Irland, ist eine britische sozialistische intellektuelle Bewegung, die durch ihre wegweisende Arbeit im späten 19.
LSE Library. Sidney Webb (1859–1947) was an early member of the Fabian Society, playing a crucial role in shaping its development. He was a prominent socialist and contributed to the influential Fabian Essays in Socialism. Beatrice Potter (who became Beatrice Webb; 1858–1943) read the collection and was impressed by Sidney.
