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Icarians

The Icarians ( ) was an American utopian socialist movement, established by the followers of French politician, journalist, and author Étienne Cabet. In an attempt to put his economic and social theories into practice, many of Cabet's followers moved in 1848 to the United States, where they established a series of egalitarian communes in the states of Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and California. The movement split several times due to factional disagreements. The last community of Icarians, located a few miles outside Corning, Iowa, disbanded voluntarily in 1898. The 46 years of tenure at this location made the Corning Icarian Colony one of the longest-lived non-religious communal living experiments in US history.

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The Icarians ( ) was an American utopian socialist movement, established by the followers of French politician, journalist, and author Étienne Cabet. In an attempt to put his economic and social theories into practice, many of Cabet's followers moved in 1848 to the United States, where they established a series of egalitarian communes in the states of Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and California. The movement split several times due to factional disagreements. The last community of Icarians, located a few miles outside Corning, Iowa, disbanded voluntarily in 1898. The 46 years of tenure at this location made the Corning Icarian Colony one of the longest-lived non-religious communal living experiments in US history.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1879 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1881 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1839 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. members: 65 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1839 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. publication date: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1879". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1881". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the members is "65 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the publication date is "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376522658

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