Abstract

The article examines E. Fromm’s views on modern Western society from the perspective of psychoanalysis. His concept of social character, the phenomena of alienation, positive and negative freedom are revealed. Special attention is paid to the topic of social norms and social pathology of modern Western democracies (especially the USA). The article considers Fromm’s project on reforming the political and economic systems of Western countries on the basis of moral and mental change of a person.

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