Erich Fromm - Shaper of the Human Condition

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.>

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Annette Thompson, Annette Thomson, Dr. Annette Thomson
• Assisted by: Richard Stevens (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2009
• EAN: 9780230516557
• ISBN: 978-0-230-51655-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Mind Shapers; Mind Shapers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Biographies, autobiographies; B, Medicine, Psychology, History of Psychology, Balance;Erich Fromm;psychoanalysis;psychology;psychotherapy