Buchzusammenfassung
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychotherapist, sociologist, humanist philosopher, and democratic socialist who lived from March 23, 1900 to March 18, 1980. He fled the Nazi dictatorship and landed in America. He was a co-founder of the William Alanson White Institute for Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology in New York, and a proponent of Frankfurt School critical theory.
The main idea presented in this text:
Love is not only something we receive but also something we actively give. To love effectively, we need to enhance our comprehension of various types of love, and be mindful of materialistic versions of fake love that jeopardize our relationships. By approaching love with commitment and self-control, we can enhance our connections with offspring, companions, partners, and even unfamiliar individuals.
Recommended additional reading: A Comprehensive Theory of Affection, authored by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon.
A Comprehensive Theory of Affection provides a scientific examination of love by three psychiatrists. They argue that our emotional experiences in adulthood are deeply impacted by our relationships in childhood, and propose methods to break free from this emotional conditioning and cultivate healthier relationships with acquaintances and romantic partners.
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“Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.”
“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”
“Modern man thinks he loses something -time- when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains -except kill it.”
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