Ebook {Epub PDF} Man for Himself: An Inquiry into the Psychology of Ethics by Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm (–) was a bestselling psychoanalyst and social philosopher whose views about alienation, love, and sanity in society—discussed in his books such as Escape from Freedom, The Art of Loving, The Sane Society, and To Have or To Be?—helped shape the landscape of psychology in the mid-twentieth century. Fromm was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Jewish parents, and studied at the /5(98). Erich Fromm is really under apreciated in modern psychology and philosophy. He really lays out a clear and honest almost ideology free view of what is the condition of the modern human being. He makes use of the wisdom of the philosophers and critically examines Freud without casting him away/5. The book's subtitle says a lot "An enquiry into the psychology of ethics" and its from this point that the chapters begin, Fromm states the problem, presents for consideration a humanistic ethics, which he considers the "applied science of the art of living", continues with a chapter on Human Nature and Character, which contains his own characterology and dynamic concept of character, the remainder of Cited by:

Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics. Man for Himself.: Erich Fromm. Macmillan, - Philosophy - pages. 4 Reviews. In Man for Himself, Erich Fromm examines the confusion of modern women and men who, because they lack faith in any principle by which life ought to be guided, become the helpless prey forces. Man For Himself: an Enquiry into the Psychology of Ethics. By Erich Fromm. (Routledge and Kegan Paul. Pp. xi + Price 12s. 6d.) - Volume 24 Issue Man for Himself book. An inquiry into the psychology of ethics. By Erich Fromm. Edition 1st Edition. First Published eBook Published 28 April Pub. Location London. Imprint Routledge.

In Man for Himself, Erich Fromm examines the confusion of modern women and men who, because they lack faith in any principle by which life ought to be guided, become the helpless prey forces both within and without. From the broad, interdisciplinary perspective that marks Fromm's distinguished oeuvre, he shows that psychology cannot divorce itself from the problems of philosophy and ethics, and that human nature cannot be understood without understanding the values and moral conflicts that. In Man for Himself, Erich Fromm examines the confusion of modern women and men who, because they lack faith in any principle by which life ought to be guided, become the helpless prey forces both within and without. The book's subtitle says a lot "An enquiry into the psychology of ethics" and its from this point that the chapters begin, Fromm states the problem, presents for consideration a humanistic ethics, which he considers the "applied science of the art of living", continues with a chapter on Human Nature and Character, which contains his own characterology and dynamic concept of character, the remainder of the book is dedicated to problems of humanistic ethics.