A New View of Society: Essays on the Principle of the Formation of the Human Character,and the Application of the Principle to Practice

Robert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. In "A New View of Society," Owens laid out his view that human beings reflect their environment, and thus that the creation of new socialist relations is necessary for humanity to progress.