Visions of A Sane Society: Fromm and Critical Theory for a Free, Democratic, and Sustainable Future

Building critically from the work of Erich Fromm, who argued that societies based on class domination foster aggressive personalities and normalize pathology, this unique book envisions spiritual-intellectual-emotional unity to promote a living experience of fulfilling and productive social relations. Visions of a Sane Society posits that the familiar left-versus-right political spectrum concept is long-outdated and that the political and cultural battles of today are between those who support a common humanity and shared prosperity, and those who seek self-aggrandizement and personal gratification.Based on contemporary research and psychodynamic theory, this work develops Fromm’s concept of the sane society to show the adverse emotional and intellectual consequences of alienated labor lead to authoritarianism and consumerism and that, in order to save the world from fascism and ecosystem collapse, the progressive side must succeed to unite diverse activist groups, overthrow the old hi