The Sane Society
The Sane Society by Erich Fromm, published by Macmillan on October 15, 1990, is a reissue edition comprising 370 pages. This book serves as a continuation and extension of the psychiatric concepts Fromm first introduced in Escape from Freedom, while also addressing themes from Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents. Fromm explores the phenomenon of overconformity and the risks of robotism within contemporary industrial society, arguing that modern individuals have become alienated from the world they have created.
Readers will find a systematic exploration of Fromm’s “humanistic psychoanalysis,” which counters Freud’s pessimistic views on the future. The text delves into the importance of fostering a society that prioritizes individual responsibility and personal development. With subjects spanning political ideologies, psychology, and radical movements, this edition provides a comprehensive look at the interplay between individual and societal dynamics in the context of modern challenges.
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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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