The Fromm–Marcuse Debate and the Future of Critical Theory

The Fromm–Marcuse debate in Dissent magazine published in 1955–56 was a defining moment in the intellectual careers of both theorists, and has helped define the reception of Freud for Frankfurt School scholars for over 50 years now. The literature on this debate about psychoanalytic theory and radical politics gave rise to numerous polemics between pro-Fromm and pro-Marcuse partisans, much of it now outdated as critical theorists have come to …