The Sane SocietyFromm 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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CAN A SOCIETY BE SICK?THE | 21 |
THE HUMAN SITUATIONTHE KEY | 29 |
A Relatedness vs Narcissism | 35 |
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