A Prophetic Analyst: Erich Fromm's Contributions to Psychoanalysis (The Library of Object Relations)

By Mauricio Cortina, Erich Fromm, Michael Maccoby

Before Erich Fromm there was 'one-person psychology.' Then, through a respectful, ambitious, but uncompromising revision of Freudian theory, Fromm helped lead us to our current relational perspective that considers the complexities of a 'two-person' interpersonal, contextual view of human functioning and therapeutic treatment. This book succinctly summarizes Fromm's main contributions to psychoanalysis, assessing their strengths and weaknesses and considering their utility in light of contemporary developments in psychoanalysis and related fields. It shows the vitality and relevance of Fromm's ideas for today's clinical and social problems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568216211
• ISBN13: 9781568216218
• Release Date: July 1977
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

An important work to further our understanding of Fromm

Mauricio Cortina and Michael Maccoby give us a rare gift in A PROPHETIC ANALYST: ERICH FROMM'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSYCHOANALYSIS, by editing the work of eighteen contributors presented at the Erich Fromm International Symposium held in Washington, D.C. in March 1994. Erich Fromm was read by millions and was highly influencial in the 1940s and 50s, but fell into neglect in his later years, in spite of the fact that some of his important work, SOCIAL CHARACTER IN A MEXICAN VILLAGE (co-authored with Micheal Maccoby) and THE ANATOMY OF HUMAN DESTRUCTIVENESS was published in the 1970s. Erich Fromm greatly admired Freud, yet was courageously critical of many aspects of his theory. The contributors to this book take a similar attitude toward Fromm, admiring his major contributions to psychoanalysis without shrinking from pointing out his short-comings. This is a scholarly work, but (also in Fromm's own tradition) one that is highly readable. I recommend it to anyone who has found Fromm a source of understanding or inspiration in the past. For the clinician, it offers rare insight into Fromm's contributions to clinical psychoanalysis. It deepens understanding of his work as a sociologist and philosopher. For the merely curious about Fromm as psychoanalyst or social thinker, this book could be a good beginning. Robert Duckles, Ph.D. bobduck@aol.com