Beyond the Chains of Illusion My Encounter with Marx and Freud

Published at the same time as Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion is Fromm's personal reflection on the overarching influence of Freud & Marx on his work. Deeply troubled by questions of individual & social responsibilities, Fromm began his studies of these two giants--who, ironically, are ever more related to the past even as they are ever more intensely scrutinized today--at an early age. He 1st establishes a common ground, then proceeds to a brilliantly unique analysis of psychoanalytic & Marxist theory. Throughout, he shows how a sound understanding of both the founder of modern psychotherapy & the founder of 20th-century communism can lead to a single body of knowledge. His book has the quality of good literature. It's news that stays news & sheds light on Fromm's thinking during a seminal period of his life.<br/>Credo Perspectives--Ruth Nanda Anshen<br/>Some Personal Antecedents<br/>The Common Ground<br/>The Concept of Man & His Nature<br/>Human Evolution<br/>Human Motivation<br/>The Sick Individual & the Sick Society<br/>The Concept of Mental Health<br/>Individual & Social Character<br/>The Social Unconscious<br/>The Fate of Both Theories<br/>Some Related Ideas<br/>Credo