To Have or To Be?From the legendary psychoanalyst who wrote The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom: A profound critique of materialism in favor of living with meaning. Life in the modern age began when people no longer lived at the mercy of nature and instead took control of it. We planted crops so we didn’t have to forage, and produced planes, trains, and cars for transport. With televisions and computers, we don’t have to leave home to see the world. Somewhere in that process, the natural tendency of humankind went from one of being and of practicing our own human abilities and powers, to one of having by possessing objects and using tools that replace our own powers to think, feel, and act independently. Fromm argues that positive change—both social and economic—will come from being, loving, and sharing. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erich Fromm including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate. |
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... Master Eckhart The Old Testament The New Testament Master Eckhart (1260-c. 1327) PART TWO: ANALYZING THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO MODES OF EXISTENCE IV. What Is the Having Mode? The Acquisitive Society—Basis for the ...
... Master Eckhart The Old Testament The New Testament Master Eckhart (1260-c. 1327) PART TWO: ANALYZING THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO MODES OF EXISTENCE IV. What Is the Having Mode? The Acquisitive Society—Basis for the ...
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... they are to do, as what they are. MASTER ECKHART The less you are and the less you express of your life—the more you have and the greater is your alienated life. KARL MARX Foreword THIS BOOK FOLLOWS TWO TRENDS of my previous writings.
... they are to do, as what they are. MASTER ECKHART The less you are and the less you express of your life—the more you have and the greater is your alienated life. KARL MARX Foreword THIS BOOK FOLLOWS TWO TRENDS of my previous writings.
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... women experienced a new sense of freedom; they became masters of their own lives: feudal chains had been broken and one could do what one wished, Introduction: The Great Promise, Its Failure, and Alternatives The End of an Illusion.
... women experienced a new sense of freedom; they became masters of their own lives: feudal chains had been broken and one could do what one wished, Introduction: The Great Promise, Its Failure, and Alternatives The End of an Illusion.
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... of people are becoming aware that: Unrestricted satisfaction of all desires is not conducive to well-being, nor is it the way to happiness or even to maximum pleasure. • The dream of being independent masters of our lives.
... of people are becoming aware that: Unrestricted satisfaction of all desires is not conducive to well-being, nor is it the way to happiness or even to maximum pleasure. • The dream of being independent masters of our lives.
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Erich Fromm. • The dream of being independent masters of our lives ended when we began awakening to the fact that we have all become cogs in the bureaucratic machine , with our thoughts , feelings , and tastes manipulated by government ...
Erich Fromm. • The dream of being independent masters of our lives ended when we began awakening to the fact that we have all become cogs in the bureaucratic machine , with our thoughts , feelings , and tastes manipulated by government ...
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