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friend_o_pando's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
rgheadrick's review against another edition
4.0
The preposition means everything.
Pairs well with “Our Man—Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” by George Packer.
Pairs well with “Our Man—Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” by George Packer.
atereshkin's review against another edition
3.0
Труд по социальной психологии тех времён, когда психология ещё не вполне была естественной наукой со всеми вытекающими недостатками. Но как ни странно (и ни прискорбно) идеи автора, кажется, прошли проверку временем. Основная мысль в том, что "свобода от" (в противоположности "свободе для"), является крайне психологически дискомфортным состоянием и рождает в людях острое желание подчиняться и подчинять. Фромм писал про нацизм, но всё что произошло в наших краях начиная с 90х прекрасно укладывается в его модель. А самая ценная идея, как по мне - это то, что социальные явления обусловлены психологическими потребностями. Это объясняет, почему не получается никому аргументами втолковать здравый смысл. Если у человека где-то меньше болит, когда он думает что 2x2=5, то пока этот гвоздь из жопы не достанешь, доказать ему что это 4 попросту невозможно.
figaro's review against another edition
4.0
I disagree with Fromm's solution--that democratic socialism is the key to preserving the freedom of the individual in a capitalistic society, but I absolutely agree with his diagnosis of the problem and his insights into the nature of true individual freedom.
theciz's review against another edition
An intriguing book that tries to analyse why people are attracted to fascism and authoritarianism. The crucial context is that the book is written in 1941, and clearly Fromm is trying to understand the hows and whys of what happened in Germany and Italy. He makes the link to sadomasochism and an underlying yearning to submit to the continual rise of dictators and hard men. Perhaps that has a grain of truth, and it is certainly well argued, but there was too much of a preponderance on Freud for my taste.
srizzi's review against another edition
5.0
Man has been freed from traditional authorities and has become an “individual”, but that at the same time he has become isolated, powerless, and an instrument of purposes outside himself, alienated from himself and others.
Freedom is always thought of as freedom from not freedom to.
We break away from the bond and security of our parents and we try to find ourselves, part of us wants to submit - so we do, to things like religion, god, the nation.
Inability to bear the isolation and weakness of one’s own self.
An interesting perspective of the sadomasochistic tendencies of Germany during the Nazi era.
Enjoyed the sections on children and our stifling of their individuality.
Really excellent read for those aware of their own consciousness and how it is shaped by the society we live in - questions about what we really think and feel and want, versus what we are told to think and feel and want, and whether or not we can recognize the difference.
Freedom is always thought of as freedom from not freedom to.
We break away from the bond and security of our parents and we try to find ourselves, part of us wants to submit - so we do, to things like religion, god, the nation.
Inability to bear the isolation and weakness of one’s own self.
An interesting perspective of the sadomasochistic tendencies of Germany during the Nazi era.
Enjoyed the sections on children and our stifling of their individuality.
Really excellent read for those aware of their own consciousness and how it is shaped by the society we live in - questions about what we really think and feel and want, versus what we are told to think and feel and want, and whether or not we can recognize the difference.