Philosopher

The Art of Loving

Overview

The Art of Loving is a 1956 book by psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm. It was originally published as part of the World Perspectives series edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen. In this work, Fromm develops his perspective on human nature from his earlier works, Escape from Freedom and Man for Himself – principles which he revisits in many of his other major works. He criticizes the popular conception of love and asserts that "love is the only provision for a sane and satisfying human existence".

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Philosophers who discussed The Art of Loving

• Erich Fromm

Ideas The Art of Loving discusses

• Adam and Eve
• Paracelsus
• John Calvin
• Modernity
• Max Horkheimer
• Omnipotence
• Frankfurt School
• Sigmund Freud
• Theodor W. Adorno
• Formal fallacy
• Herbert Marcuse
• Reason
• Erich Fromm
• Human nature
• Fallacy
• Book of Exodus
• Self-love

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of love.

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