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.

Introduction
‘Mapping Fromm’s Critical Theory’ – Kieran Durkin, Lecturer in Social and Political Theory at the University of York, UK

Part I: Radical and Prophetic Humanism
Chapter 1: ‘Fromm’s Social Ontology and the Ethical Framework of Critical Theory’, Michael Thompson, Professor of Political Science, William Paterson University, USA

Chapter 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, France

Chapter 3: ‘The Necessity of Progressive Religion to Foment Progressive Change: A Frommian Argument”, George Lundskow, Professor of Sociology, Grand Valley State University, USA

Part II: Social and Psychological Aspects
Chapter 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, USA

Chapter 5: ‘Fromm, Feminist Theory and the Psychosocial: From Sadomasochism to Mutual Recognition’, Lynn Chancer, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA

Chapter 6: ‘Sociopsychoanalysis and Radical Humanism: A Fromm-Bourdieu Synthesis’, Michael Maccoby and Neil McLaughlin, Professor of Sociology, McMaster University, Canada

Part III: Authoritarianism and the Future
Chapter 7: ‘Anti-Authoritarian Marxism: Erich Fromm, Hilde Weiss, and the Politics of Radical Humanism’, David Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas, USA

Chapter 8: ‘Escape from Reflexivity: Fromm and Giddens on Individualism, Anxiety, and Authoritarianism’, Charles Thorpe, Professor of Sociology, University of California San Diego, USA

Chapter 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, USA

Conclusion
‘Why Anti-Fascism Needs Erich Fromm’s Critical Theory’ Joan Braune, Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University, USA

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