Burgherism

/ˈbɜːɡərɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The attitudes, values, or way of life characteristic of burghers; the philosophy or system of middle-class urban society.

Etymology

From 'burgher' plus the suffix '-ism' (system, practice, belief), describing the ideology and cultural patterns of the merchant and citizen class.

Kelly Says

Karl Marx actually criticized 'burgherism' as complacent middle-class thinking—but ironically, burghers were the revolutionaries of their time, overthrowing feudal lords with money and law.

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