The sane society

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THE SANE SOCIETY
The Sane Society discusses the plight of modern man in a society whose main concern is economic production instead of increased human productivity, a society in which man has lost the dominant place. Modern man, declares Dr Fromm, has been alienated from the world he has created — from his fellow man, from the things he uses and consumes, from his government, from himself. His is a 'manipulated personality'. To allow present trends to develop unchecked will result, Fromm declares, in an insane society of totally alienated men.
What can we do? Between capitalist managerialism and totalitarian dictatorship, there Is a third way, a way to create a sane society in which no man is a means toward another's ends, where man is the centre and where all economic and political activities are subordinated to the aim of his growth. Besides presenting (for the first time In his writings) a complete and systematic concept of humanistic psychoanalysis, Fromm outlines various... Tovább

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THE SANE SOCIETY
The Sane Society discusses the plight of modern man in a society whose main concern is economic production instead of increased human productivity, a society in which man has lost the dominant place. Modern man, declares Dr Fromm, has been alienated from the world he has created — from his fellow man, from the things he uses and consumes, from his government, from himself. His is a 'manipulated personality'. To allow present trends to develop unchecked will result, Fromm declares, in an insane society of totally alienated men.
What can we do? Between capitalist managerialism and totalitarian dictatorship, there Is a third way, a way to create a sane society in which no man is a means toward another's ends, where man is the centre and where all economic and political activities are subordinated to the aim of his growth. Besides presenting (for the first time In his writings) a complete and systematic concept of humanistic psychoanalysis, Fromm outlines various possibilities of social change which can divert us from the path to robotism and lead us to mental health as productive, responsible Individuals In a sane society.
'A bold but no doubt fallible psychologist, Dr Fromm Is deeply concerned with the most important unifying question that can be asked about contemporary western society — is It sane? He more than justifies his choice of question. He shows convincingly that societies can be compared, and that they have a furthering or distorting effect on the Individuals who compose them. He criticises very sharply those social psychologists who act as expert apologists for the status quo and In modern America serve without strain as "priests of the new religion of fun, consumption and selflessness". He desires social psychologists to be critics of society and not merely specialists in human manipulation.' — Asa Briggs, New Statesman Vissza