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The Essential Fromm: Life Between Having and Being (Psychology/Self-Help) [Paperback]

Erich Fromm (Author), Rainer Funk (Editor), Lance W. Garmer (Translator)
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December 1995 0094744505 978-0094744509
Fromm's essential writings, some never before published, in a compact volume. Selections include: "Human Alienation," "Origins of the Having Mode of Existence", "To Have or to Be?", and "Essentials of a Life Between Having and Being".
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Erich Fromm (1900-1980) studied sociology and psychoanalysis. In 1933, he emigrated as a member of the Frankfurt School of social thinkers to the United States, moved to Mexico in 1950, and spent his twilight years between 1974 and 1980 in Switzerland. His books Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Art of Loving (1956) made him famous. Other well-known books are Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion, and The Essential Fromm. Rainer Funk is the author of "Erich Fromm: The Courage to be Human," as well as the editor of the multivolume German edition of Fromm's complete works. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 156 pages
  • Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Pubns (December 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0094744505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0094744509
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,137,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A First Rate Introduction to Fromm, March 12, 2001
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Rainer Funk brings together the most lucid and poignant passages from Fromms oeuvre. The chapters are concise and the ideas are cogently presented. In Fromm's humanistic writings and critiques one, of course, finds references to Marx and Freud. However, one can equally recognize the insights of Heidegger, Nietzsche and even the mystic traditions of Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism and Christianity. Fromm's insights on capitalism and the 'having' mode of being are incredibly insightful and should offer the reader a great deal of reflection, especially in context with today's consumerism. Yet, in contrast, Fromm offers suggestions to free oneself from the limited and pernicious sensibilities of materialism and pecuniary greed. This collection will be an excellent complement to Marx, Veblen and Marcuse, and an indispensible introduction to Fromm and the Frankfurt school.
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough Fromm compilation, May 29, 2000
This compilation of Fromm's writing, speeches, and interviews surrounding the topic of "having" versus "being" was very well compiled. Editor Funk takes relative material throughout Fromm's career and organizes it into a flowing, readable format; Not to mention the amazing insight Fromm covers when addressing this pertinent concept. Anyone seeking an alternative vision of how to live life more fully, and more humanistically should read this, as well as the rest of Fromm's writings. He was a genius.
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