To Have or To Be
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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 Erich 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.
World perspectives - what this series meansIntroduction : the great promise, its failure, and new alternatives1Pt. 1Understanding the difference between having and beingIA first glance13IIHaving and being in daily experience24IIIHaving and being in the Old and New Testaments and in the writings of master Eckhart40Pt. 2Analyzing the fundamental differences between the two modes of existenceIVWhat is the having mode?57VWhat is the being mode?71VIFurther aspects of having and being88Pt. 3The new man and the new societyVIIReligion, character, and society109VIIIConditions for human change and the features of the new man137IXFeatures of the new society141
