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
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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
|
LSN: |
1-85538-505-8 |
Barcode: |
9781855385054 |
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