E. Fromm: European culture and German National Socialism

The article examines E. Fromm’s views on German National Socialism. Fromm argues that Ger-man fascism has its origin in Western European individualism and Protestantism. The very logic of the development of Western European culture led to the emergence of National Socialism. The bearer of the ideology of national socialism was the lower stratum of the middle class, where a special social character was formed - sadomasochism, which caused the flight from freedom and the desire for blind submission. Fromm shows the connection between social sadomasochism and Protestant culture in the form of the teachings of Luther and Calvin. The psycho-analytical por-traits of Hitler and Himmler made by Fromm are given.

Keywords

psychoanalysis, Fromm, fascism, national socialism, dictatorship, totalitarianism

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08.08.2022

Publication date

28.09.2022

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75459

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GOST	Zhukov V. E. Fromm: European culture and German National Socialism // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2022. – Issue 9 C. 105-121 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520022226-9-1 (circulation date: 28.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520022226-9
MLA	Zhukov, Vyacheslav N "E. Fromm: European culture and German National Socialism." Gosudarstvo i pravo 9 (2022):105-121. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520022226-9
APA	Zhukov V. (2022). E. Fromm: European culture and German National Socialism. Gosudarstvo i pravo (9), pp.105-121 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520022226-9

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