Essential Fromm |
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Author:
| Funk, Rainer Fromm, Erich |
Editor:
| Funk, Rainer |
ISBN: | 978-1-322-32547-7 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $23.99 |
Book Description:
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As Fromm points out, ours is "a life "between" having and being"--between 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 The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in "The Essential Fromm" encapsulate Fromm's views on the fulfilling life....
More DescriptionAs Fromm points out, ours is "a life "between" having and being"--between 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 The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in "The Essential Fromm" encapsulate Fromm's views on the fulfilling life.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.