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The Sane Society

The Sane Society
Erich Fromm

The Sane Society by Erich Fromm is a summation of his social and political philosophy wherein he critiques and psychoanalyzes the modern industrial capitalist society and its necessarily alienated, commercialized and conformed citizenry. Rather than explaining pathologies of individuals, he analyzes the pathologies of society contributing to the sickness of individuals. He counters many of Freud's conclusions and argues from a perspective of Marxist humanism.

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“That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.”

Erich Fromm The Sane Society

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“The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die - although it is the tragic fate of most individuals to die before they are born.”

Erich Fromm The Sane Society

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