@book{Wilde, author = {Wilde, Lawrence}, title = {Erich Fromm and the Quest for Solidarity, New York (Palgrave Macmillan) 2005, 190p.}, language = {en} } @article{Wilde, author = {Wilde, Lawrence}, title = {A >Radical Humanist< Approach to the Concept of Solidarity}, series = {Political Studies, Vol. 52 (2004), pp. 162-178.}, journal = {Political Studies, Vol. 52 (2004), pp. 162-178.}, abstract = {>Solidarity< conjures up positive images of the strength of togetherness and community, but in practice it is experienced by groups when confronted by a real or perceived threat from other groups. The ideal of a universal human solidarity appears tenuous and flimsy. However, Richard Rorty and Axel Honneth have attempted, in different ways, to bring this ideal under philosophical consideration. Their treatment of human solidarity is flawed by their a priori rejection of the normative idea of a common human nature. Such an idea, termed 'radical humanism', is reconstructed from the work of Erich Fromm, and one of its chief implications - the rejection of liberal nationalism - is proposed as part of a radical challenge to contemporary social and political theory.}, language = {en} } @article{Wilde, author = {Wilde, Lawrence}, title = {The Ethical Marxism of Erich Fromm}, series = {M. Cowling and P. Reynolds (Eds.), Marxism, the Millenium and Beyond, Palgrave 2000, pp. 55-73.}, journal = {M. Cowling and P. Reynolds (Eds.), Marxism, the Millenium and Beyond, Palgrave 2000, pp. 55-73.}, language = {en} } @article{Wilde, author = {Wilde, Lawrence}, title = {In Search of Solidarity: the Ethical Politics of Erich Fromm (1900-1980)}, series = {Contemporary Politics, Vol. 6 (No. 1, 2000), pp. 37-54.}, journal = {Contemporary Politics, Vol. 6 (No. 1, 2000), pp. 37-54.}, abstract = {Examines the relationship between the humanistic psychological ethics of Erich Fromm \& his commitment to socialist politics. The concept of >social character<, first formulated in >The Fear of Freedom< (1997, 1941), which provided the analytical framework for much of his subsequent work, is considered. Also discussed is his attempt to formulate a humanistic ethics grounded in a theory of human essence in >Man for Himself< (1997, 1947). Fromm's attempts to develop an ethical socialist politics at three levels - everyday life, democratic institutions, \& the emerging >One World< - are introduced. It is argued that Fromm endorses a variety of strategies from old \& new social movements that challenge the value structures of modern capitalist society. In conclusion, the claim is pressed that Fromm's social thought, developed on the foundations of his humanistic ethics, constitutes a significant contribution to emancipatory theory. Adapted from the source document.}, language = {en} }