This article provides short bio of Gracchus Babeuf. Gracchus Babeuf was an eighteenth century socialist thinker who propagated the basic ideas of socialism. He believed that only socialism could save toiling masses from all types of misery and hardship and in this respect he was at par with Saint- Simon. Immediately after the French Revolution he jumped upon the task [...]
After reading this article you will learn about Saint-Simon:- 1. Life of Saint-Simon 2. Political Ideas of Saint-Simon 3. Contributions to Political Thought. Life of Saint-Simon: Claude-Henry de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, was born in 1760 in one of the great families of France. At the age of seventeen he entered the military service and participated in the French campaign [...]
After reading this article you will learn about Robert Owen: 1. Life of Robert Owen 2. Political Ideas of Robert Owen 3. Contribution to the Socialist Movement. Life of Robert Owen: In the middle of May 1771 Robert Owen was born. His parents were so poor that they could not bear nominal expenses of his education. When other boys of [...]