The Essential Fromm: Life Between Having and Being - Erich Fromm
Category: Misc. Non-fiction
Tags: Misc. Non-fiction, Adults
Essays on human alienation, mode of existence, consumerism, narcissism, and more from both a psychologist of penetration and a writer of ability (Chicago Tribune)., As Erich Fromm points out, ours is a life between having and beingbetween mere having and healthy being, between destructiveness and creativity, between narcissism and productive self-understanding, between passivity and the joy of positive activity., The alternatives of having and being are basic orientations of our character and determine our behavior. The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in The Essential Fromm encapsulate the psychologists views on the fulfilling life. To put down roots yet remain free is what the late Erich Fromm called the art of being. It is the secret of happiness., Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 02-27-24
