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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... 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.
... 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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... into the industrial system by its two main psychological premises : ( 1 ) that the aim of life is happiness , that is , maximum pleasure , defined as the satisfaction of any desire or subjective need a person may the Great Promise Fail?
... into the industrial system by its two main psychological premises : ( 1 ) that the aim of life is happiness , that is , maximum pleasure , defined as the satisfaction of any desire or subjective need a person may the Great Promise Fail?
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... desire is the basis for the right to satisfy it and thus to realize the goal of life: Pleasure. Epicurus can hardly be regarded as representative of Aristippus' kind of hedonism. While for Epicurus “pure” pleasure is the highest goal ...
... desire is the basis for the right to satisfy it and thus to realize the goal of life: Pleasure. Epicurus can hardly be regarded as representative of Aristippus' kind of hedonism. While for Epicurus “pure” pleasure is the highest goal ...
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... desire constituted an ethical norm . They were concerned with humankind's optimal well - being ( vivere bene ) . The essential element in their thinking is the distinction between those needs ( desires ) that are only subjectively felt ...
... desire constituted an ethical norm . They were concerned with humankind's optimal well - being ( vivere bene ) . The essential element in their thinking is the distinction between those needs ( desires ) that are only subjectively felt ...
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... desire, I hate, etc. Yet ever more frequently an activity is expressed in terms of having; that is, a noun is used instead of a verb. But to express an activity by to have in connection with a noun is an erroneous use of language ...
... desire, I hate, etc. Yet ever more frequently an activity is expressed in terms of having; that is, a noun is used instead of a verb. But to express an activity by to have in connection with a noun is an erroneous use of language ...
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