Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity

by Lawrence Wilde

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.

201 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Lawrence Wilde is Professor of Political Theory at Nottingham Trent University, and Chair of the Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group, amongst many other bodies. He has published widely on Marx, ethics and radical politics and is widely recognised as an authority on ethical problems of Marxism