To Have Or To Be?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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User Review - adrianburke - LibraryThingI saw this book in the secondhand shop in Sharrow and didn't buy it. Then yesterday I cycled down to say goodbye to the Greek man selling his gift shop and to buy a lunch in the Sharrow Marrow and ... Read full review
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This is one of the two or three most profound, enlightening, and transformative books I have ever read in my life. Fromm uses reason, science, history, logic, and wisdom to show how we can live healthy and meaningful lives in a world dominated by horror, pain, and randomness.
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| Title | To Have Or To Be? Continuum Impacts Series Impacts Series |
| Author | Erich Fromm |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0826417388, 9780826417381 |
| Length | 182 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / General Philosophy / Movements / Humanism |
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