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The Essential Fromm
Life Between Having and Being
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The Essential Fromm brings together Erich Fromm's essential writings in a compact volume, including some selections never before published.
This collection features noteworthy essays such as "Human Alienation," "Origins of the Having Mode of Existence," "To Have or to Be?," and "Essentials of a Life Between Having and Being."
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The Essential Fromm is praised for its comprehensive collection of Erich Fromm's significant works, capturing the essence of his progressive thoughts on human nature, freedom, and love. Reviewers appreciate the book's insightful exploration of philosophical and psychological themes, finding it both intellectually stimulating and accessible to a broad audience. Fromm's ideas are seen as particularly relevant today, offering readers a deep understanding of the human condition and the search for meaning in modern life.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780826411334
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 October 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Contributors:
- Edited by Dr. Rainer Funk
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Rainer Funk is Director of the Erich Fromm Institute Tuebingen, Co-Director of the Erich Fromm Study Center at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) in Berlin, and a practicing psychoanalyst based in Tuebingen, Germany. He is Erich Frommβs sole Literary Executor and among his publications are the 10-volume German edition of Erich Fromm Collected Works (1980 and 1981; expanded to 12-volumes in 1999). Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Erich Fromm (1900-1980) studied sociology and psychoanalysis. In 1933, he emigrated as a member of the Frankfurt School of social thinkers to the United States, moved to Mexico in 1950, and spent his twilight years between 1974 and 1980 in Switzerland. His books Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Art of Loving (1956) made him famous. Other well-known books are Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion, and The Essential Fromm.
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