Escape from Freedom
$46.98
- Paperback
301 pages
- Release Date
15 September 1994
Summary
If humanity cannot live with the dangers and responsibilities inherent in freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. This is the central idea of Escape from Freedom, a landmark work by one of the most distinguished thinkers of our time, and a book that is as timely now as when first published in 1941. Few books have thrown such light upon the forces that shape modern society or penetrated so deeply into the causes of authoritarian systems. If the rise of democracy set some people …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780805031492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0805031499 |
| Author: | Erich H. Fromm |
| Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 301 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 1994 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
Fromm’s thought merits the critical attention of all concerned with the human condition and its future.
“An analysis par excellence of our cultural neurosis.” –The Nation
“An important and challenging work.” –The New York Herald Tribune
“Fromm’s thought merits the critical attention of all concerned with the human condition and its future.” –The Washington Post
About The Author
Erich H. Fromm
Erich Fromm was a German-born U.S. psychoanalyst and social philosopher who explored the interaction between psychology and society. His works include The Art of Loving, Psychoanalysis and Religion, and Man for Himself. He died in 1980.
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