To Have or to Be?
| AUTHOR | Fromm, Erich |
| PUBLISHER | Bloomsbury Academic (06/27/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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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.
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ISBN-13:
9781780936802
ISBN-10:
178093680X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
216
Carton Quantity:
56
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.60 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
0.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Social Science | Sociology - General
Social Science | Movements - Humanism
Social Science | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey Decimal:
128
Library of Congress Control Number:
2013005634
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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.
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Author:
Fromm, Erich
Erich Fromm (1900-1980) emigrated from Germany in 1934 to the United States, where he held a private psychotherapeutic practice and taught at Columbia, Yale, and New York University. His many books include The Art of Loving, Escape from Freedom, Man for Himself, and The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness.
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