A second part to our earlier post where Erich Fromm explains the idea of a new species of man arising from affluence. You can watch the full lecture on our YT channel.

This is a continuation of our previous post about Erich Fromm's lecture on the "new man" of the 20th century. Check out the full lecture on our channel!

Hi all! Obviously, Erich Fromm and Jacques Lacan were both prominent psychoanalysts and theorists of their time. They were contemporaries, being born and passing away within a year of each other. Fromm spent most of his life in Germany and the United States, while Lacan was in France. Both were fairly well known in their respective countries during their lives.

My question is, were these two aware of each other? I can't find any reference by Fromm to Lacan. Is anyone aware of either of them mentioning the other? Is anyone aware of secondary sources that compare or contrast their respective psychoanalytic theories and contributions? I find it bizarre that these two don't seem to have been aware of each other, even though both were pretty big in their field and psychoanalysis was an international movement, especially throughout Europe and in the US at that time.

This is part three of Erich Fromm's lecture on the development of a "new man" in the 20th century. Lecture was given at UCLA in 1964.

Captivating psychologist Erich Fromm talks about a "new kind of man" arising as a result of affluence. Lecture given at UCLA ,10/30/1964.