To Have or To Be? - Softcover

Erich Fromm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826417388 ISBN 13: 9780826417381

Publisher: Continuum, 2005

Synopsis

To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, power, and aggression, and is the basis of the universal evils of greed, envy, and violence; and the being mode, which is based on love, the pleasure of sharing, and in productive activity. To Have Or to Be? is a brilliant program for socioeconomic change.

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About the Author:

Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Erich Fromm (1900-1980) studied sociology and psychoanalysis. In 1933, he emigrated as a member of the Frankfurt School of social thinkers to the United States, moved to Mexico in 1950, and spent his twilight years between 1974 and 1980 in Switzerland. His books Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Art of Loving (1956) made him famous. Other well-known books are Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion, and The Essential Fromm.'

Synopsis:

Fromme's classic continues to inform the intellectual community, as well as some (admittedly few) policy makers. In this he continues to develop what he terms "radical-humanistic psychoanalysis," working through the concepts of selfishness and altruism, applying these to the crisis of contemporary society and possibilities for solutions. He covers

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0826417388
• ISBN 13: 9780826417381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224