Although he was writing thirty years ago, what he says is particularly relevant to today's capitalist society. In THE SANE SOCIETY he shows how capitalism draws us into consumerism, profit-making, competition, acquisitiveness and material possessions. In THE ART OF LOVING he talks of how even our relationships are treated like possessions, used to dominate and hold power over others. In TO HAVE OR TO BE, Fromm shows how we may give ourselves space to know ourselves in order that we may give out to others, to develop our sense of community and relatedness to humanity as a whole and to take responsibility for it. Surely, these are the aims of SOF 41 / May 2000 SOF 41 / May 2000 events, publications...
Recommending three books by Erich Fromm: The Sane Society, The Art of Loving, and To Have or to Be.