To Have or to Be?

To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, power, and aggression, and is the basis of the universal evils of greed, envy, and violence; and the being mode, which is based on love, the pleasure of sharing, and in productive activity. To Have Or to Be? is a brilliant program for socioeconomic change.

Author: Erich Fromm
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 06/27/2013
Series: Bloomsbury Revelations
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781780936802