42. Erich Fromm on Being vs. Having

from Unpacking Ideas · host Zach Stehura

In this episode we unpack German-American Psychoanalyst and Sociologist Erich Fromm's 1976 book, "To Have or To Be" This book explores...* The Myth of Progress*The Consumer Personality* Being vs. HavingHost: Zach Stehura ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest: Oriane HakkilaIntro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free PDF of the book: ⁠To Have or To Be by Erich FrommResources MentionedI and Thou by Martin Buber (book)The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May (book)The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato (book)The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate (book)

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