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Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity

By Lawrence Wilde (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2004
ISBN
978-1-349-73113-8, 978-1-137-07511-6
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-07511-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (26766545 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 190\195
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
Political Theory; Political Philosophy; Social Phi

Description

Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity argues that Fromm's humanistic ethics provides a framework for the analysis of alienation in affluent societies and his exploration of the social forces capable of challenging that alienation. It examines his work on authoritarianism, the experience of work, the struggle against patriarchy, the dangers of consumerism and the manipulation of needs, the urgent need to revive democracy, and the challenge of the emerging 'one world'. Never losing sight of the ancient dream of human solidarity, Fromm's explicitly ethical approach exerts a compelling relevance to a range of issues in contemporary social and political theory.

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