{"product_id":"the-sane-society-9780805014020","title":"The Sane Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sane Society \u003c\/i\u003eis a continuation and extension of the brilliant psychiatric concepts Erich Fromm first formulated in \u003ci\u003eEscape from Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e; it is also, in many ways, an answer to Freud's \u003ci\u003eCivilization and its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fromm examines man's escape into overconformity and the danger of robotism in contemporary industrial society: modern humanity has, he maintains, been alienated from the world of their own creation. Here Fromm offers a complete and systematic exploration of his \"humanistic psychoanalysis.\" In so doing, he counters the profound pessimism for our future that Freud expressed and sets forth the goals of a society in which the emphasis is on each person and on the social measures designed to further function as a responsible individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErich Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e was a German-born U.S. psychoanalyst and social philosopher who explored the interaction between psychology and society. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loving\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove, Sexuality, and Matriarchy, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMan for Himself\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642319016210,"sku":"9780805014020","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b732454c-5cb9-41d3-bcbb-2872ba0f6dbc.jpg?v=1733064162","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sane-society-9780805014020","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}