Erich Fromm: Shaper of the Human Condition

ISBN-13: 9780230516557 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str.

Annette Thomson

Opis

How can we conduct loving relationships with partners and productive interactions with clients or pupils? This is an introduction to Fromm's thought-provoking answers to these modern dilemmas which made him one of the most widely read thinkers of the 20th century. Ideal for students of History of Psychology, Social Psychology andPolitical Philosophy."

Spis treści

A Short Biography.- Fromm's View of a Man.- Loving-A Special Art?.- The Art of Psychotherapy.- What's Wrong with Society?.- Burning Boats or Building Bridges?.- The Relevance of Fromm's Ideas in our Time.

O autorze

ANNETTE THOMSON teaches psychology and sociology for the Open University, the University of the West of Scotland and the University of Glasgow in Dumfries, UK. Her research interests cover a variety of topics in social and developmental psychology.

Blurb

The twentieth century was defined by far-reaching social changes, and this fresh insight into the life and works of Erich Fromm offers a compelling overview of his observations. Fromm's views on personal relationships, therapy, and his critique of society were closely tied to his astute analysis of the changes he witnessed and made him into a highly influential social and political commentator. In this absorbing introduction, Thomson considers how Fromm's early experiences influenced his enquiry into the human condition and examines what relevance his ideas still hold for students and readers today.