Marx's Concept of Man: Including 'Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts'

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In publishing Marxs Concept of Man in 1961, Erich Fromm presented to the English-speaking world for the first time Karl Marxs then recently discovered Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts. Including the Manuscripts and many other philosophical writings by Marx as well as Fromms own extended response, many of these writings have since become recognised as important works in their own right. Fromm stresses Marxs humanist philosophy and challenges both contemporary Western ignorance of Marx and Soviet corruptions of his work. Fromms analysis of Marxs work and his dissemination of these neglected writings by Marx himself fundamentally altered the prevailing discourse about Marxism, revolutionising contemporary thought and providing a formative influence for the development of the New Left.

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Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Erich Fromm (1900-1980) studied sociology and psychoanalysis. In 1933, he emigrated as a member of the Frankfurt School of social thinkers to the United States, moved to Mexico in 1950, and spent his twilight years between 1974 and 1980 in Switzerland. His books Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Art of Loving (1956) made him famous. Other well-known books are Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion, and The Essential Fromm.