History & Society
Fabian Society
socialist society
Category:
History & Society
- Date:
- 1884 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- socialism
- Related People:
- George Bernard Shaw
- H.G. Wells
- Clement Attlee
- Lancelot Thomas Hogben
- Annie Besant
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. (Read George Bernard Shaw’s 1926 Britannica essay on socialism.) The name of the society is derived from the Roman general Fabius Cunctator, whose patient and elusive tactics in avoiding pitched battles secured his ultimate victory over stronger forces. Its founding is attributed to Thomas Davidson, a Scottish philosopher, and its early members included George Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, Annie Besant, Edward Pease, and Graham Wallas. ...(100 of 399 words)