Erich Fromm's Critical Theory

Joan Braune is Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University, USA. She is author of Erich Fromm’s Revolutionary Hope: Prophetic Messianism as a Critical Theory of the Future (2014).Kieran Durkin is Lecturer in Social and Political Theory at the University of York. He is author of The Radical Humanism of Erich Fromm (2014) which was shortlisted for the Philip Abrams Memorial Award.

An exceptional collection of essays which succeed in demonstrating the power of Fromm’s scholarship and the relevance of his conceptual apparatus for furthering contemporary social research. This volume is an indispensable contribution to the booming Fromm renaissance.

• Introduction‘Mapping Fromm’s Critical Theory’ – Kieran Durkin, Lecturer in Social and Political Theory at the University of York, UKPart I: Radical and Prophetic HumanismChapter 1: ‘Fromm’s Social Ontology and the Ethical Framework of Critical Theory’, Michael Thompson, Professor of Political Science, William Paterson University, USAChapter 2: ‘Jewish Messianism and Revolutionary Utopias in Central Europe: Erich Fromm’s Early Writings (1922–1930)’, Michael Löwy, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, FranceChapter 3: ‘The Necessity of Progressive Religion to Foment Progressive Change: A Frommian Argument”, George Lundskow, Professor of Sociology, Grand Valley State University, USAPart II: Social and Psychological AspectsChapter 4: ‘Erich Fromm and the Prospects for Renewing Critical Theory in the Neoliberal Era’, Roger Foster, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, USAChapter 5: ‘Fromm, Feminist Theory and the Psychosocial: From Sadomasochism to Mutual Recognition’, Lynn Chancer, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, USAChapter 6: ‘Sociopsychoanalysis and Radical Humanism: A Fromm-Bourdieu Synthesis’, Michael Maccoby and Neil McLaughlin, Professor of Sociology, McMaster University, CanadaPart III: Authoritarianism and the FutureChapter 7: ‘Anti-Authoritarian Marxism: Erich Fromm, Hilde Weiss, and the Politics of Radical Humanism’, David Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas, USAChapter 8: ‘Escape from Reflexivity: Fromm and Giddens on Individualism, Anxiety, and Authoritarianism’, Charles Thorpe, Professor of Sociology, University of California San Diego, USAChapter 9: ‘Social Character, Social Change and the Social Future’, Lauren Langman, Professor of Sociology, Loyola University, USA and George Lundskow, Professor of Sociology, Grand Valley State University, USAConclusion‘Why Anti-Fascism Needs Erich Fromm’s Critical Theory’ Joan Braune, Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University, USAIndex