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The Fear of Freedom

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  • 1941
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Erich Fromm
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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 (known... Show More

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 (known as The Fear of Freedom outside North America), 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 free, at the same time it gave birth to a society in which the individual feels alienated and dehumanized. Using the insights of psychoanalysis as probing agents, Fromm’s work analyzes the illness of contemporary civilization as witnessed by its willingness to submit to totalitarian rule.

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Number of Pages: 256

ISBN: 0415253888

ISBN-13: 9780415253888

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Sanchez Leal @SanchezLealD · Dec 22, 2022
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The fear of Freedom by Erich Fromm. Once you read it, it's impossible not to change your life. It's not something that happens in a day but it gives you the mentality you need.
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