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To Have or To Be?

Erich Fromm author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:25th Apr '13

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A widely influential work from one of the last century's most important thinkers, this is a profound attack on the materialism of contemporary society.

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.

ISBN: 9781780936802

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 274g

216 pages