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A study of man's destructive nature that utilizes evidence from
psychoanalysis, neurophysiology, animal psychology, paleontology,
and anthropology and is documented with clinical examples.
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.
Erich Fromm sees right to the heart of our contradictory needs for
community and for freedom like no other writer before or since. In
Fear of Freedom, Fromm warns that the price of community is indeed
high, and it is the individual who pays. Fascism and
authoritarianism may seem like receding shadows for some, but are
cruel realities for many. Erich Fromm leaves a valuable and
original legacy to his readers - a vastly increased understanding
of the human character in relation to society. At the beginning of
the 21st century, it is more important than ever to be aware of his
powerful message. Listen, and take heed.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm has helped millions of
men and women achieve rich, productive lives by developing their
hidden capacities for love. In this astonishly frank and candid
book, he explores the ways in which this extraordinary emotion can
alter the whole course of your life.
Most of us are unable to develop our capacities for love on the
only level that really counts--a love that is compounded of
maturity, self-knowledge, and courage. Learning to love, like other
arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other
art it demands genuine insight and understanding. In this startling
book, Fromm discusses love in all its aspects; not only romantic
love, so surrounded by conceptions, but also love of parents for
children, brotherly love, erotic love, self-love, and love of
God.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
In 1965 Erich Fromm became professor emeritus of psychoanalysis at
the National Autonomous University of Mexico City. In the same year
he finished his field research on the social character of the
Mexican peasant village Chiconcuac. Released from his obligations
at the university and free for a new project, he applied to various
funding organizations for money to undertake a "Systematic Work on
Humanistic Psychoanalysis," which he had decided to write in the
course of the next few years. It was conceived as a work of three
to four volumes that would deal with the complete range of
psychoanalytic theory and practice. He intended nothing less than a
dialectic revision.
"The Sane Society "is a continuation and extension of the brilliant
psychiatric concepts Erich Fromm first formulated in "Escape from
Freedom"; it is also, in many ways, an answer to Freud's
"Civilization and its Discontents." Fromm examines man's escape
into overconformity and the danger of robotism in contemporary
industrial society: modern humanity has, he maintains, been
alienated from the world of their own creation. Here Fromm offers a
complete and systematic exploration of his "humanistic
psychoanalysis." In so doing, he counters the profound pessimism
for our future that Freud expressed and sets forth the goals of a
society in which the emphasis is on each person and on the social
measures designed to further function as a responsible
individual.
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The Art of Being (Paperback)
Erich Fromm; Foreword by Rainer Funk
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How can we realise and actualise love, reason and meaningful,
productive work? If the Art of Being - the art of functioning as a
whole person - can be considered the supreme goal of life, a
breakthrough occurs when we move from narcissistic selfishness and
egotism - from having - to psychological and spiritual happiness -
being. The Art of Being remains one of the most important and
sought-after works in the Fromm canon. Fromm here offers a path to
true wellbeing and a way of living based on authentic
self-awareness that comes only through honest self-analysis. He
warns of the pitfalls of our attaining enlightenment without
effort, or believing that life can be lived without pain. The
tantalising 'spiritual smorgasbord' offered by our
consumer-oriented world, Fromm maintains, only feeds our illusions
of 'easy awareness'. Confronting the psycho-gurus who preach these
shortcuts to enlightenment, Fromm offers another way to
self-awareness through meditation rather than material gain. This
volume is a sequel to one of Erich Fromm's most popular works, To
Have or to Be. In this book, Fromm examines the true paths - as
opposed to false directions - that will lead us to self-knowledge
and enlightenment. This edition, commemorating thirty years since
the first English publication of The Art of Being, features an
updated introduction from editor Rainer Funk.
Following the publication of the seminal Fear of Freedom, Erich
Fromm applied his unique vision to a critique of contemporary
capitalism in The Sane Society. Where the former dealt with man's
historic inability to come to terms with his sense of isolation,
and the dangers to which this can lead, The Sane Society took his
theories one step further. In doing so it established Fromm as one
of the most controversial political thinkers of his generation.
Anaylsing how individuals conform to contemporary capitalist and
patriarchal societies, the book was published to wide acclaim and
even wider disapproval. It was a scathing indictment of modern
capitalism and as such proved unwelcome to many. Unwelcome because
much of what Fromm had to say was true. Today, as we settle into
the challenges of the 21st century, Fromm's writings are just as
relevant as when they were first written. Read it and decide for
yourself - are you living in a sane society?
When he was 26, the great psychoanalyst and philosopher Erich Fromm
abandoned Judaism, though he himself was descended from a long line
of rabbis and the product of a devout Jewish upbringing. The title
essay of this collection was first published in 1930, just four
years after he made that first, decisive split. It was to point
towards the future Fromm's work, presenting the view that an
understanding of basic human needs is essential to the
understanding of society and mankind itself. The following essays
too, show a man who would eventually establish himself as a major
thinker, producing some of that era's most influential and astute
political works.
Erich Fromm fought long and hard for the rights and freedoms of the
individual. He also recognized that fundamental to this pursuit is
the promotion of self-knowledge. In encouraging people to analyze
their own behavior, Fromm identified the crucial link between
psychology and ethics that underpins all our actions. Moreover, he
saw in this a way out of the meaningless impasse which he regarded
as the plight of the modern human race. The task that Fromm sets
himself, therefore, in Man for Himself is no less than to identify
"what man is, how he ought to live, and how the tremendous energies
within man can be released and used productively." The resulting
book is ample witness to Fromm's success. It makes for exciting,
illuminating, even life-changing reading.
El arte de amar es una obra con la que Erich Fromm ha ayudado a
varias generaciones a reflexionar sobre el amor y a responder a
algunas preguntas aparentemente sencillas: ?Que significa amar?
?Como desprendernos de nosotros mismos para experimentar este
sentimiento? El amor no es solo una relacion personal, es un rasgo
de madurez que se manifiesta en diversas formas: amor erotico, amor
fraternal, amor filial, amor a uno mismo... El amor no es algo
pasajero y mecanico, como a veces nos induce a creer la sociedad de
hoy. Muy al contrario, el amor es un arte, el fruto de un
aprendizaje. Por ello, si queremos aprender a amar, debemos actuar
como lo hariamos si quisieramos aprender cualquier otro arte, ya
sea musica, pintura, carpinteria o el arte de la medicina. O, por
lo menos, no dedicar nuestra energia a buscar exito y dinero,
prestigio y poder, sino a cultivar el verdadero arte de amar.
When he was 26, the great psychoanalyst and philosopher Erich Fromm
abandoned Judaism, though he himself was descended from a long line
of rabbis and the product of a devout Jewish upbringing. The title
essay of this collection was first published in 1930, just four
years after he made that first, decisive split. It was to point
towards the future Fromm's work, presenting the view that an
understanding of basic human needs is essential to the
understanding of society and mankind itself. The following essays
too, show a man who would eventually establish himself as a major
thinker, producing some of that era's most influential and astute
political works.
Erich Fromm fought long and hard for the rights and freedoms of the
individual. He also recognized that fundamental to this pursuit is
the promotion of self-knowledge. In encouraging people to analyse
their own behaviour, Fromm identified the crucial link between
psychology and ethics that underpins all our actions. Moreover, he
saw in this a way out of the meaningless impasse which he regarded
as the plight of the modern human race. The task that Fromm sets
himself, therefore, in "Man for Himself" is no less than to
identify "what man is, how he ought to live and how the tremendous
energies within man can be released and used productively".
Following the publication of the seminal Fear of Freedom, Erich
Fromm applied his unique vision to a critique of contemporary
capitalism in The Sane Society. Where the former dealt with man's
historic inability to come to terms with his sense of isolation,
and the dangers to which this can lead, The Sane Society took his
theories one step further. In doing so it established Fromm as one
of the most controversial political thinkers of his generation.
Anaylsing how individuals conform to contemporary capitalist and
patriarchal societies, the book was published to wide acclaim and
even wider disapproval. It was a scathing indictment of modern
capitalism and as such proved unwelcome to many. Unwelcome because
much of what Fromm had to say was true. Today, as we settle into
the challenges of the 21st century, Fromm's writings are just as
relevant as when they were first written. Read it and decide for
yourself - are you living in a sane society?
Many people are unable to love -- and thus live -- fully. Renowned
psychoanalyst Erich Fromm has helped generations of men and women
achieve rich and productive lives by developing their capacity to
love. This Centennial Edition of his most enduring work, The Art of
Loving, salutes the valuable lessons that are Fromm's legacy.
Though thought of as a social commentator, Erich Fromm was first
and foremost a psychoanalyst of our time. These writings combine
two aspects of his thinking, showing how he builds on Freudian
theory and also modifies it with his own humanist point of view.
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.
First published in 1962 Beyond the Chains of Illusion is Fromm's
landmark book about Marx and Freud. Here he delivers original
readings of these hugely influential thinkers and, in doing so,
offers us new ways of understanding the individual and society.
Perhaps even more revealing than these readings is the insight we
get into Fromm's own thought and the political and social contexts
in which he formed his ideas. Including a foreword by Fromm's
Literary Executor, Rainer Funk, this is unique introduction to Marx
and Freud and also to Fromm's life and thought.
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