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The Sane Society
The Sane Society
Author: Erich Fromm
In a true continuation of his thoughts in "Escape from Freedom," Dr. Fromm examines man's escape into over-conformity and the danger of robotism in contemporary industrial society. Then, affirmatively, he discusses the goals of a society in which the emphasis is on man and on social measures which would further his function as a responsible indi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780030255403
ISBN-10: 0030255406
Pages: 370
Edition: 14th Printing
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Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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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. 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.
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"The Sane Society is a critical evaluation of the effects of contemporary Western Culture on the mental health and sanity of the people livin under our system"