Escape from Freedom
E707116
Escape from Freedom is a seminal 1941 social-psychological work by Erich Fromm that explores how modern individuals respond to newfound freedom with both a desire for autonomy and a tendency toward authoritarianism and conformity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Escape from Freedom canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
political philosophy book ⓘ social psychology book ⓘ |
| author | Erich Fromm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
ⓘ
social psychology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Freedom and Spontaneity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mechanisms of Escape NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychology of Nazism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Freedom – In the Age of the Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Aspects of Freedom for Modern Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical social theory
ⓘ
political psychology ⓘ studies of authoritarian personality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
authoritarian character
ⓘ
automaton conformity ⓘ escape from freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ marketing orientation ⓘ negative freedom ⓘ positive freedom ⓘ |
| mainThesis |
anxiety produced by freedom can lead individuals to seek security in authoritarianism and conformity
ⓘ
modern individuals experience freedom as both a source of independence and a source of anxiety ⓘ |
| movement | Frankfurt School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of freedom in modern capitalist societies
ⓘ
linking psychological needs with political authoritarianism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Furcht vor der Freiheit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar & Rinehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | rise of Nazism in Germany ⓘ |
| subject |
Nazism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ conformity ⓘ democracy ⓘ escape mechanisms ⓘ fascism ⓘ freedom ⓘ individualism ⓘ modern society ⓘ psychology of freedom ⓘ social character ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern capitalism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.