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The Sane Society by Erich Fromm

The Sane Society

Erich Fromm

Henry Holt and Co. · Print & ebook · October 15, 1990

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Who it’s for
Fromm connects personal psychology to the pressures and possibilities of industrial life.
Themes
Humanistic psychoanalysis, Conformity and alienation, Social responsibility
Pacing
Reflective

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The Sane Society is a continuation and extension of the brilliant psychiatric concepts Erich Fromm first formulated in Escape from Freedom; it is also, in many ways, an answer to Freud's Civilization and its Discontents. Fromm examines man's escape into overconformity and the danger of robotism in contemporary industrial society: modern humanity has, he maintains, been alienated from the world of their own creation.

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Here Fromm offers a complete and systematic exploration of his "humanistic psychoanalysis." In so doing, he counters the profound pessimism for our future that Freud expressed and sets forth the goals of a society in which the emphasis is on each person and on the social measures designed to further function as a responsible individual.

Mind and Society

Fromm connects personal psychology to the pressures and possibilities of industrial life.

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  • A thoughtful account of conformity, alienation, and modern society
  • Questions about what it means to live as a responsible individual

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  • A systematic exploration of Fromm’s humanistic psychoanalysis
  • A counterpoint to Freud’s pessimism about civilization

Where it sits

Social Philosophy35%
Psychoanalysis34%
Social Theory26%

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Publisher categories

  • Humanistic Approaches
  • Social Science
Authors
Erich Fromm
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Published
October 15, 1990
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Humanistic psychoanalysis · Conformity and alienation · Social responsibility
Reading lane
Humanistic Approaches