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Author: Morel
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Publish Date: 1982-05-01
Features: Morel (whose birth and death dates are unknown, and some doubt if he was Denis Diderot's pseudonym) was a famous representative of French 18th-century utopian communism and one of the pioneers of the French Encyclopedist movement. Morel, from the standpoint of rationalist idealism, argued based on the doctrines of "natural law" and "natural state" that primitive communism was the golden age of human society that conformed to "reason," and an ideal social system that should be adopted by people in the modern and future eras. In his works, Morel inherited and developed some traditional principles of utopian communism in the form of law and theory, and systematized them. Engels highly praised Morel and Mably's theories, considering them the "direct communist theories" of the 18th century. Morel's ideas had a profound influence on Babeuf and the Babouvists at the end of the 18th century in France. During his trial in court, Babeuf confidently admitted that he was a student of Morel and Mably. Morel was an important representative of French 18th-century utopian communism and one of the pioneers of the French Encyclopedist movement. He argued from the standpoint of rationalism that primitive communism was the golden age of human society that conformed to "reason," an ideal social system worth adopting in the modern and future eras. Engels highly praised Morel's ideas, considering his theories the "direct communist theories" of the 18th century. Morel's ideas had a profound influence on Babeuf and the Babouvists in the late 18th century in France.