The Art of Loving (Paperback, New Ed)

A minor opus from a major name comes under the World Perspectives imprint dedicated to exploration of values suitable to a world age. Dr. Fromm feels that love is the only provision for a sane and satisfying human existence, but his study points up the error in popular conception of the term and the misdirection of a society which upholds the error. Concerned with the ability or capacity of an individual to love, he claims that the romantic conception emphasizes the object rather than the faculty of love - and a market culture exploits people as commodities where people unconsciously bargain for human goods. Placing various attempts at union (the social origins of groups, - transitory , herd conformity- pseudo, creative activity - impersonal), he sees love, interpersonal union, as a fusion with integrity compounded of care, responsibility, respect, knowledge, in which giving is the expression of strength and source of mature joy. His theme runs through the rainbow of love objects - self, God, fraternal, maternal and paternal and erotic. The advice given on the practice of the art and the gloomy conclusion that our society squelchesall but the exceptional may serve to counterbalance the discouraging aspect of ideal demands. (Kirkus Reviews)

Since it was first published " The Art of Loving" has become a classic, inspiring thousands of people with its clarity and power. Erich Fromm, the renowned psychoanalyst, sees love as the ultimate need and desire of all human beings. In this book, he discusses every aspect of the subject: romantic love, the love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotic love, self-love and the love of God or the divine. He looks at the theory of love as it appears throughout the cultures of the world and at the practice, how we show or fail to show love to one another. Love is an art, which we need to develop and practice in order to find true commitment. We need to find it, individually and as a society as a whole. Erich Fromm is one of the major figures in the field of psychoanalysis. He devoted himself to consultant psychology and theoretical investigation for many years. He was the author of numerous books, including " Fear of Freedom" and "Psychoanalysis and Zen", before his death in 1980.

General

Imprint:	Thorsons
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 1995
Authors:	Erich Fromm
Dimensions:	216 x 136 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	104
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85538-505-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85538-505-8
Barcode:	9781855385054

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