Why is it so difficult to break away from the kind of existence that is based on having - gluttonous, conspicuous consumption - versus a life that is truly englightened and satisfying? Many unconscious factors come into play when individuals, even a whole society, stray into a superficial and false way of life. As Erich Fromm puts it in this posthumous publication, ours is "a life between having and being." The alternative states of having and being, as basic orientations of our lives and character, were subjects Fromm confronted in "To Have or to Be?" and "The Art of Being". The present work complements these texts with unpublished lectures, interviews, and apercus to lift us out of a life of passivity into one of creative joy.
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Why is it so difficult to break away from the kind of existence that is based on having? This work complements the texts "To Have or To Be" and "The Art of Being" with unpublished lectures, interviews, and apercus to lift us out of a life of passivity into one of creative joy.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780826411334
Publisert
2000-10-17
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Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
200 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144
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