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TO HAVE OR TO BE?

TO HAVE OR TO BE?

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To Have or to Be? is regarded as one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. This book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence are struggling for the spirit of humankind: the having mode & the being mode. Fromm explains why the having mode is taking the world to the brink of psychological & ecological disaster.

World Perspective-Anshen
Foreword
Introduction
1 Understanding the difference between having & being
A first glance
Having & being in daily experience
Having & being in the old & new
2 Analyzing the fundamental differences between the two modes of existence
What is the having mode
What is the being mode
Further aspects of having & being
3 The new man & the new society Religion, character & society
Conditions for human change & the features of the New man
Features of the new society
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
1981
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Languages:
Published: English
ISBN10:
0553109499
ISBN13:
9780553109498
Weight:
172 g
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