The Sane Society
eBook - ePub

The Sane Society

  1. 370 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Sane Society

About this book

A New York Times bestseller about overcoming the profound ills of modern society by a legendary social psychologist, the author of Escape from Freedom .

"A distinguished contribution to a growing body of social-psychological reflections on modern times." — The Washington Post

One of Fromm's main interests was to analyze social systems and their impact on the mental health of the individual. In this study, he reaches further and asks: "Can a society be sick?" He finds that it can, arguing that Western culture is immersed in a "pathology of normalcy" that affects the mental health of individuals.

In The Sane Society, Fromm examines the alienating effects of modern capitalism, and discusses historical and contemporary alternatives, particularly communitarian systems. Finally, he presents new ideas for a re-organization of economics, politics, and culture that would support the individual's mental health and our profound human needs for love and freedom.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erich Fromm including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

" The Sane Society is a courageous book with a high moral objective. . . . An unflinching indictment of contemporary society." — Guide to Psychiatric and Psychological Literature

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Information

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781480402058
Topic
Psicologia
Subtopic
Filosofia sociale

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. 1 Are We Sane?
  5. 2 Can A Society Be Sick?--The Pathology of Normalcy
  6. 3 The Human Situation--The Key to Humanistic Psychoanalysis
  7. 4 Mental Health And Society
  8. 5 Man in Capitalistic Society
  9. 6 Various Other Diagnoses
  10. 7 Various Answers
  11. 8 Roads to Sanity
  12. 9 Summary--Conclusion
  13. Notes
  14. A Biography of Erich Fromm
  15. Copyright

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