The Art of Loving
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 6, 2019
A Psychology pick for readers exploring The Art of Loving.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, thoughtful companion for anyone circling love, practice, and self-understanding.
- Genres
- Love & Romance, Relationships, Psychoanalysis
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 6, 2019
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“Every line is packed with common sense, compassion, and realism.” — Fortune The renowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm has helped millions of men and women achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love. In this frank and candid book, he explores the ways in which this extraordinary emotion can alter the whole course of your life.
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Most of us are unable to develop our capacities for love on the only level that really counts: a love that is accompanied by maturity, self-knowledge, and courage. Learning to love, like other arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other art it demands genuine insight and understanding. In this classic work, Fromm explores love in all its aspects—not only romantic love, steeped in false conceptions and lofty expectations, but also love of parents, children, brotherly love, erotic love, self-love, and the love of God.
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A compact, thoughtful companion for anyone circling love, practice, and self-understanding.
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- accessible, idea-led reflection
- a keepsake you can return to
Expect
- short, usable entries
- a philosophy-inflected, devotional feel
Where it sits
| Love & Romance | 64% |
|---|---|
| Relationships | 32% |
| Psychoanalysis | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Love & Romance
- Family & Relationships
- Family Resources
- Emotions
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- Social Psychology
- Mental Health
- Love & Marriage (Christian)
- Christian Personal Growth
- Authors
- Erich Fromm, Nathan McMillan
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 6, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Love & Romance