Sunday Platform – Joe Chuman: “Erich Fromm: The Thinker Who Inspired Me Most and His Relevance for Today”

Last September marked the 50th year since I started my career as a professional Ethical Culture leader, in fact, right here at the New York Society. Many personal streams brought me to humanism and Ethical Culture, but I want to focus on one thinker without whose influence I would not have made my to our movement. That figure is the humanist and social psychologist Erich Fromm, whose thought I discovered at 16 and at a critical time in my life.

From spoke to both my personal needs and to the state of the world, including the emergence of fascism and the dehumanizing aspects of corporate capitalism, in ways that remain relevant.

More personal than most addresses, I look forward to sharing aspects of Fromm’s social philosophy and how he helped shape my life and thought.

Shared Charity: Bergen Sanctuary Coalition

Presider: Kathleen O’Connell

FREE and open to the public.











When: Sun., Jan. 12, 2020 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W. 64th St.
212-874-5210
Price: Free
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Last September marked the 50th year since I started my career as a professional Ethical Culture leader, in fact, right here at the New York Society. Many personal streams brought me to humanism and Ethical Culture, but I want to focus on one thinker without whose influence I would not have made my to our movement. That figure is the humanist and social psychologist Erich Fromm, whose thought I discovered at 16 and at a critical time in my life.

From spoke to both my personal needs and to the state of the world, including the emergence of fascism and the dehumanizing aspects of corporate capitalism, in ways that remain relevant.

More personal than most addresses, I look forward to sharing aspects of Fromm’s social philosophy and how he helped shape my life and thought.

Shared Charity: Bergen Sanctuary Coalition

Presider: Kathleen O’Connell

FREE and open to the public.

Buy tickets/get more info now