Projet de communauté philosophe (translated as Project for a Philosophical Community) is a book written by the French philosopher Victor d'Hupay, published in 1777.
Review
This book can be seen as a cornerstone in the history of communism, as it describes for the first time how "communists" (people living in a "commune") should understand this philosophy. In this work, the author advises to "share all economic and material products between inhabitants of the 'commune', so that all may benefit from everybody's work". Later, in a 1785 letter to friend Restif de la Bretonne, d'Hupay would describe himself as a "communist" author.
The book was partly written in d'Hupay's own bastide in Meyreuil, near Aix-en-Provence, where he was determined to set his own commune and live by the communist philosophy, with neighbours and friends.
Additional information
There is currently only one known public copy of this original edition, which is kept at the Diderot Library in Lyon.
References
- Cassely, 2016 : Aix insolite et secrète JonGlez p. 192-193 (references from the Bibliothèque nationale de France)
- "Victor d'Hupay ou la Communauté Philosophe". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- Grandjonc Jacques,1983: Quelques dates à propos des termes communiste et communisme In: Mots, n°7, Octobre 1983 p. 146 (reference on the Persée library)
- "Sa vie". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- Hupay, Joseph-Alexandre-Victor d' (July 24, 1777). Projet de communauté philosophe, fondé sur la vie du bon La Fontaine, les sentimens des meilleurs auteurs, les principes des etablissemens des peuples les plus sages du Nouveau monde , & sur une analyse du systême économique de la nouvelle Héloïse. Avec un plan géométral du séjour champêtre de cette société. Par J. A. V. dʾH**. OCLC 491640865 – via Open WorldCat.
