Praca magisterska dotyczy twórczości Ericha Fromma, jednego z najbardziej wpływowych intelektualistów XX wieku. Praca przedstawia problemy, które zostały uznane przez autora za najciekawsze z perspektywy studiów politologicznych. Poszczególne części pracy poświęcone zostały zagadnieniom natury ludzkiej, teorii charakteru, jak również problematyce agresji i destrukcyjności jednostek. Obszernie omówiono Frommowską koncepcję zdrowego społeczeństwa i żyjącego w nim >nowego< człowieka, poprzedzoną krytyką kapitalizmu drugiej połowy XX wieku oraz komunizmu, jako systemów, które uniemożliwiają jednostkom dokonywać rozwoju własnego >ja<. Osobno przedstawiono także problem mechanizmów ucieczki od wolności, a także sposobów jej realizowania w demokracji. Praca ukazuje Ericha Fromma jako myśliciela zaangażowanego społecznie i politycznie, pełnego antropologicznego optymizmu, który sprzeciwia się wszelkim formom podporządkowywania człowieka.
The topic of the present bachelor thesis is Erich Fromm and his specific concept of a human being and psychoanalysis. In his works, this famous psychologist was able to explain the position of a human being in the society, their needs and problems linked to their own existence. The introductory chapter summarizes fundamental facts about Fromm’s life and mentions several important personalities who influenced his thinking. The following chapters focus on the main issues of Fromm’s concept of a human being, especially their place in the environment, their relationship with the surrounding world, life philosophy and the issue of personal freedom. It deals in detail with the issues of love, aggression, freedom and the >To Be and to Have< life philosophy. Another issue this thesis deals with is Fromm’s approach to psychoanalysis and religion. The concluding chapter contains the fact about the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud and a comparison of the individual concepts of a human being as formulated by Freud and Fromm respectively.
This bachelor's thesis deals with Fromm's perspective to the dilemma of formalization of character in accordance to genders and its differences. This thesis is conceived from general Fromm's description of man's character to detailed description of the social organization and genders perspective. In the first part we focus on general concept of character with emphasis to social character, because it is variable and from Fromm's view is fundamental for its formulation. In the second chapter we mainly addict our self to social structures and their distinct effects which would arised during the formalization of character. In the last chapter we pay attention to individual gender. We are looking for the principal element, which affects character of man and woman from Fromm's perspective.
Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Grundprinzipien der humanistischen Ethik von Erich Fromm darzustellen. Seine Ideen werden mit denen von Sigmund Freud und Karl Marx verknüpft, von denen Fromm oft inspiriert wurde. Im ersten Teil wird auf die Definition der humanistischen Ethik und die Unterscheidung zwischen biophiler und nekrophiler Orientierung eingegangen. Der Kern von Fromms Ethik ist seine Charakterologie. Dabei beschäftigt sich die Arbeit mit produktiver und unproduktiver Orientierung, deren Ausprägungen und in der Folge auch Seinsweisen. Der Hauptteil beschreibt die Frage nach der menschlichen Natur, zusammen mit der Frage, ob der Mensch von Natur aus schlecht oder gut ist. Auch dem Freiheitsbegriff Fromms wird Beachtung geschenkt. Diese Interpretation beschreibt den Prozess der Individualisierung, der zur Freiheit führt, sowie die Mechanismen der Flucht, die sich aus diesem Prozess ergeben. Ein weiteres Thema ist ein Überblick über positive Freiheit und wie man sie erreicht. Im Zusammenhang mit der Freiheit befasst sich das Werk auch mit dem Gewissen. Der letzte Teil widmet sich einem Vergleich ausgewählter ethischer Kategorien von Karl Marx und Erich Fromm. Konkret geht es um eine Gegenüberstellung ihres Menschenbildes und seiner Entfremdung. [Deutsche Kurzfassung der Autorin]
Diese Bachelorarbeit zielt auf die Darlegung der Hauptprinzipien der humanistischen Ethik Fromms und ihre Verbindung mit dem Denken Karl Marx‘ ab. In dem ersten Teil befasst sich die Arbeit mit der Persönlichkeit Erich Fromms im Kontext der Frankfurter Schule und der Kritischen Theorie. Die Aufmerksamkeit widmet sich den 30. Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts, als Fromm zur Hauptfigur des Instituts für Sozialforschung wurde. Dieses Institut hat eine Gedankenplattform für die Kritische Theorie gebildet und Fromm hat da den historischen Materialismus und Freudismus im Rahmen der Sozialpsychologie zusammengelegt. Der nächste Teil der Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den Grundprinzipien der humanistischen Ethik. Zuerst werden Kriterien dieser Ethik und das Wesen des Menschens ihrerseits analysiert. In dem Hauptteil der Arbeit befassen wir uns hauptsächlich mit Fromms Auffassung von Freiheit, Liebe und Charakter. Bei der Interpretation des Begriffs Freiheit werden auch der Individuationsprozess und die Mechanismen der Flucht vor der Freiheit behandelt. (Autoritarismus, Destruktivität und Automaten-Konformität). Im Rahmen der Interpretation der Liebe bei Fromm wird ebenfalls die Auffassung der Selbsucht und des Bösen beschrieben. Das folgende Kapitel beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema Charakter in dem Werk Fromms. Danach folgt eine Darlegung der menschlichen Seinmodi nach Fromm. Der Abschlussteil stellt relevante Aspekte von der Ethik Karl Marx‘ vor, welche mit der ethischen Konzeption von Erich Fromm verglichen werden. [Deutsche Kurzfassung der Autorin]
The aim of this work is to examine and explain the concept of humanistic ethics defined by Erich Fromm. Special focus is given to biological premises about human beings and Fromm's inquiry about the existence of nature of men. The important role of human conscience and its function is shown in contrast to the problem of free will. The core that holds Fromm's ethics together is his characterology. In this regard, this thesis covers the difference between individual and social character, which are introduced together with a conditions that enable the growth of biophilia, contrary to the necrophilia and destructivity. Necrophilia and destructivity have the same core, from where they arise. The process of individualization is explained by Fromm's regular standard way of explanation. Individualization is originating on an individual level, which means, that every human as a child goes through this process. Therefore, by the same token, the process is taken to a social scale from it's individual appearance and Fromm draws common ground between these two levels of development. Escape mechanisms derive from the anxious and uncertain humans, who, searching for some assurance develop the tendencies to escape their feelings through the authoritarianism, which can either take form of sadism, masochism or conformism. In the last chapter the Fromm position on free will is discussed and explained with the understanding, that the standpoint which constitutes Erich Fromm's alternativism is hope, not only for a new order but for a complete state of harmony. The compact picture of Erich Fromm's humanistic ethics will be achieved through the interpretation of some of the most important concepts in his main writings.
This work is about criticism of consumer society, seen by eyes of Erich Fromm, Zygmunt Bauman and Gilles Lipovetsky. Erich Fromm (1900 – 1980) was German-American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist who was performing psychoanalysis practice for a long time and his thinking was affected by Karl Marx. Fromm was against capitalism, which he perceives like mentally ill, irrational society. The main point of his criticism is that modern consumer society is mainly oriented on ownership which creates its social character. In his opinion people should focus more on living than having. The way of truly being leads through the active way of living. Activity by Fromm means inner activity, a creative use of your own abilities. But for consumer society is typical working for the only one reason, which is a profit. People living in consumer society are powerless, uncertain and full of anxiety and can't use their freedom positively. Fromm compared modern human to a component which is a part of big machine. Zygmunt Bauman (1925) is English sociologist from Poland. Bauman points at transition and changes between modern and postmodern society. For actual society is typical uncertainty of the future. People misses permanent identity, they always have to changing it, depends on what takes advantage at the moment. Current human is full of uncertainty, which is caused by missing authority telling him exactly what to do. Human have to decide often on his own, but he doesn't know if his decisions will be revealed as profitable in the future. Another typical thing for Bauman's today's society is to hunt luck by shopping. People thinks that owning more stuff can make them happier. Gilles Lipovetsky (1944) is a French philosopher and sociologist. According to Lipovetsky we live in the age of emptiness and transience which is associated with decreasing of morale values and individualism. He marks actual society as hyper-consumer. People in this society are shopping mainly for themselves, not for others, to make good impression on others instead of having a good feeling from yourself. Human living in hyper-consumer society tries to get more impressions wants to improve quality of his life, taking care of his health and he wants to be young forever. Lipovetsky says, that today's man is a narcissist, hedonist and cannot stop consuming more. He is being pushed towards by desire of life, which could be found thanks to consuming way of living.
The concept of this qualification work is to look at the question of human nature. This subject is narrowed down to an assumption that the human nature is not a solid or given substance but rather a question that needs to be answered. This interpretation is then discussed from a point of view of three thinkers. Those are: Erich Fromm, Mircea Eliade and Carl Gustav Jung, chronologically in this order. Except the original presumption ideas of these men differ quite noticeably, or at least between the two main ones, who are Jung and Fromm. These differences are then presented throughout this work. Ideas of Mircea Eliade are used as a thematic bridge to fill the gap between the two at first seemingly incompatible islands Carl Gustav Jung and Erich Fromm. At the end, an attempt to find certain similarities between the main characters is submitted.
Tato bakalářská práce pojednává o výkladu lásky a nenávisti, zejména na základě dvou významných psychologů Ericha Fromma a Carla Gustava Junga. V úvodu je popsána obecná charakteristika lásky a nenávisti pomocí literatury Petera Laustera či M. Scott Pecka. V práci se zaměřuji na to, jak Erich Fromm ve svých stěžejních dílech pojednává o lásce a rozebírá jednotlivé druhy lásky. Dále se věnuji tomu, co je příčinou nenávisti a destruktivity podle E. Fromma. U Carla Gustava Junga jsem se zaměřila především na archetyp anima a animus, na jejichž základě se posléze dostávám k jeho pojetí manželství jako psychologického vztahu. Nenávist jako takovou, sám o sobě Jung přímo neřeší, avšak pomocí archetypů vztahující se k temné stránce člověka, lze vyčíst, co vede jedince ke špatnému jednání. Já rozebírám konkrétně jeho pojetí archetypu stín. V závěru shrnuji veškeré poznatky získané na základě studií v této práci.
Celem niniejszej pracy jest przedstawienie na przykładzie rozważań Ericha Fromma i Herberta Marcusego roli miłości w życiu współczesnego człowieka.Główny wątek, którym jest możliwość samorealizacji człowieka poprzez miłość, został ukazany na tle krytyki społeczeństwa konsumpcyjnego, będącego wytworem żarłocznego dwudziestowiecznego kapitalizmu, sprowadzającego człowieka do roli maszyny, alienującego go od pracy, innych ludzi, a w końcu od siebie samego.Wychodząc od koncepcji natury człowieka, analizuję pojmowanie miłości przez obydwu filozofów, jej wpływ na człowieka jako jednostkę, społeczeństwo i ostatecznie na całą ludzkość.Pierwsza część pracy poświęcona jest omówieniu zasad rządzących rzeczywistością społeczną oraz Marcuse’owskiej rewolucyjnej wizji przemiany represywnego społeczeństwa w królestwo Erosa.W drugiej części analizuję sposób pojmowania miłości przez Ericha Fromma w oparciu o rozważania antropologiczne i psychologiczne, w tym o teorię charakteru, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem postaw >być< i >mieć< wyznaczających sposób ludzkiej egzystencji.Na końcu porównuję stanowiska obydwu filozofów oraz podejmuję próbę odnalezienia wspólnego mianownika w koncepcjach miłości – ujmowanej jako wiązka biologicznych popędów przez Herberta Marcusego i miłości jako swoistego sposobu bycia w świecie, której twórcą jest Erich Fromm.
The book deals with one of the main leitmotivs of contemporary humanities – the criticism of Cartesian duality of subject and object. To define the ideas expressing this criticism the author uses the philosophical metaphor of >non-Cartesian coordinates<. By the application of this metaphor the author aims at showing how two configurations of these ideas, neostructuralism of A. J. Greimas and neopsychoanalysis of E. FROMM, can become the coordinates for characterizing other non-Cartesian orientations (deconstructionism, Lacan theory, and neo-gnoses).
The conception of love in the Erich Fromm´s research tries to explain love from the point of view of his personality and through his work called The Art of Loving. The subject of this bachelor thesis is the Fromm´ s conception of the love compared to psychological and sociobiological explanations. Erich Fromm (1900-1980) received PhD in psychology from the University of Heidelberg in 1922. He worked with the Marx´s social concepts which he linked up with the psychological findings taken from Freud. The acquired knowledge was then applied to Fromm´s research of love. According to Fromm, love has many different images from the mother love, brother love, erotic love, self-love to the love to God. In the following chapters, the same analogical explanations of love are explained but from the sociobiological and psychological point of views. The sociobiology is science that supposes that the man was born to the world because his selfish genes wanted to. The only task the man has in his being is to pass on his genes to the next generation. Thus the categories of love are presented from this point of view. It is totally understandable that many people refuse the idea of just passing on the genes to the next generation as the only goal of their beings. The conception of love from the sociobiological point of view differs a lot from the Fromm´s understanding of love. However, the psychological views are shades into the Fromm´s views as it is influenced by his psychological education. Psychological conception of love describes the love according to the today´s psychologist views. There are three main views of love described in the bachelor thesis. It is not possible to decide if one is better than the other one. Psychology describes love as an emotional relationship which is characterized by the wide emotionality. On the contrary the sociobiology is science that lacks the emotions and its views is influenced by the evolution and biology. Although the impact of psychology is significant in Fromm´s works the sociology can also be identified. Each of the conceptions of love – Fromm´s, sociobiological or psychological prefers its own approach.
The main topic of this thesis is to compare the concept of freedom of three major thinkers of the twentieth century – Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm and Zygmunt Bauman. The work consists in an attempt to find differences in approach of mentioned thinkers and in approach in individual fields to which they are classified i.e. psychology, sociology, and philosophy. The work is gradually focused on several aspects of freedom, while the majority of interpretation focuses on the modern form of freedom and finds its credibility for the modern man. The thesis also highlights the main features of freedom and its current ambivalent character. Freedom is interpreted here as a phenomenon which is an essential part of society. The modern age is characterized by a completely different freedom from the previous period and as part of a new society must be explained from a different perspective. Freedom in Freud relates to its interpretation from the perspective of human inborn instincts and biologically conditioned man who is forced to live in a civilized society that restrains him. Freud considers culture to be despotic on one side, full of cultural norms and regulations, which do not allow people to act based on their will. On the other hand he is aware that without certain limits total anarchy would prevail in the world. Fromm to certain extent distances himself from Freud's theory of instinct-driven man, whose naturalness makes him to meet the needs associated with libido saturation, and embeds freedom in the broader social standards and historical coherence. Fromm proceeds from the time since the man was not a single individual to a modern industrial society in which individualism is the main theme and freedom seems to be an ambiguous phenomenon. With the rise of capitalism the man gained freedom to decide but on the other hand he began to feel helpless and alone. According to Fromm man is determined by culture and social motivation drives him. Freedom is possible in a society where every individual and his growth and happiness is primary objective and purpose.
Fromm´s theory is followed by contemporary sociologist Zygmunt Bauman who understands freedom as ambivalently as his predecessor. In a capitalist society almost everyone of us is free, we have a choice of many options, which brings Fromm´s theory is followed by contemporary sociologist Zygmunt Bauman who understands freedom as ambivalently as his predecessor. In a capitalist society almost everyone of us is free, we have a choice of many options, which brings discomfort associated with the act of decision-making. In this sense he has in mind a society that has been in the last few decades radically transformed. When he talks about consumer freedom he thinks of present form of capitalism that was transformed from production stage to consumption stage. So consumer freedom, which depends on market, dominates today´s entire society.
This bachelor thesis deals with conception of various human aspects according to Erich Fromm and Herbert Marcuse. These aspects are freedom, society and human. In introduction is shortly introduced the Frankfurt school, both authors were its members and this school form them. There is mentioned freedom and her economic, religious and anthropological development in culture. Below is here shown directly evolution of human. Fromm and Marcuse go from Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx. In one chapter Fromm shows us an evolution of human character and Marcuse analyses evolution of Ego, which has to fight with Id and Superego. Chapter about society more deal with capitalism and there authors go from aforementioned Karl Marx. Fromm presents his conception of mood to have and mood to be. Marcuse shows us a technical progress in industrial society. In conclusion will be compared theory of both philosophers and it will be examined their usability at the present time.
Bachelor thesis interprets Erich Fromm’s view of man. A human being is determined by his nature. He has obtained and also inherited attributes. Everybody has his own character which is continuously formed by society which a human being lives in. Love is very important for a human. But it is hard to learn it, as we can see in present-day society and also in Fromm’s society at that time. This thesis also deals with Fromm’s differentiation of two modes of human being – mode to have, mode to be. Next chapter deals with destructiveness, as the opposite of love. Human is a creature who likes killing and enjoys his aggression. The freedom is also the main conception of Fromm’s thoughts. It causes a man´s powerlessness and fear. When a human being doesn’t have freedom then he feels relief and inner order. The last chapter deals with the suggestion of new society and new man by Erich Fromm. All is based on the mode to be which means a productive life.
The main theme of my Bachelor thesis is the individualization process in the work of Erich Fromm. I focus on the individualization process as a growth of human freedom and individual identity. The aim of this work is to show how the social, economic and religious changes of human society reflect the progress of the individualization process. I try to explain the connections between the progress of the individualization and human relationship to the nature, authority, means of production, religion social and economic structures. I especially focus on the connection between the individualization process and the origin of the capitalist market and Protestantism and its social, economic, political and religious effects on the society structure. I compare the theories of Erich Fromm and Max Weber to show that they share differences and similarities in their viewpoint on the origin and effects and efforts of the capitalist marketplace society and the protestant ethic. I also mention Fromm’s critical viewpoint which says that capitalist society causes conformity, which is contradiction to individuality.
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá psychoanalytickými výklady morálky a svědomí. Cílem práce je poskytnout stručný nástin morálního vývoje a utváření svědomí z pohledu psychoanalýzy. Práce je koncipována jako srovnání několika autorů. Stěžejním bodem této práce je vysvětlení psychoanalytické teorie Sigmunda Freuda, která je poté kritizována z hlediska Ericha Fromma a Karen Horneyové.
The aim of this thesis is to present the Erich Fromm's psychoanalytic concept and determine the influence of his ideas in the contemporary society. Erich Pinchas Fromm was dealing with the psychology all his life. He was trying to use psychology as a tool of the development of the human mind and not only its scientific description. In his works, Fromm emphasizes a destructive and almost pathological influence of a modern company on human individuality, necessity of self-awareness and self-intrinsic value. The centre of his psychoanalytic analysis is a human being. Fromm tries, through detailed analysis, to show the negative side of the current civilization and also attempts to outline new opportunities of change. He criticizes the prevailing orientation on modus of ownership when a man blindly chases the power, wealth and popularity. The man pays a big toll for his egoistic avarice in the form of anxiety, fear and feeling of helplessness. Fromm in detail focuses on the aspects of human personality, such as love, freedom and human naturalness in his works. The essence of Fromm's psychoanalysis is the need to arouse people to change the current state of society, which Fromm considers essentially tragic. All the Erich Fromm's work is focused on a resurgence of human society and creation of ideal of a new man. Fromm was persuaded that the revival of society is possible and necessary. The key of this revival is primarily the change of individual mind. Fromm sees hope particularly in the self-reflection of the individual, who is able to free himself from illusions of his being and in the development unrepeatable uniqueness of real human being. The main contribution of Fromm's humanistic social psychology is to help a >sick< human being to restore inner moral values, which leads to an active and meaningful life.
This dissertation tries to prove that the so-called philosopher on the throne can be a better ruler not only than dictator but also than contemporary liberal democratic politician. Since the sixth century BC, when the human undertook a systematic and critical contemplation upon surrounding reality, she/he has begun to dream about political rulers to be guided in their doings by the imperative of reason. In principal, the higher level of spiritual culture characterized the rulers, the more likely their subjects were to live to a great age in relative peace. That is why for centuries it has been dreamed of a political system that is something like a kind of a sophocracy. The most complete picture of such a sovereign, which fulfilled dreams about a sage in the crown, was outlined by Plato in his State. In his point of view, as long as the lovers of wisdom will not have royal power in the states, or the rulers will not begin to love wisdom honestly, there is no help for states and for the human race. Nevertheless, over the centuries, authority was enforced mainly by physical strength and not by reason. It was not until the twentieth century that democracy brought freedom and equality of rights, thanks to which political power became more rational. Unfortunately, also contemporary liberal democracy is not free from fundamental contradictions that can bring about its collapse. The main contradiction is the increasingly smaller influence of citizens – who in the theory of democracy are the only legal sovereign – on political decision-making. This is accompanied by the enhancing influence of entities with no democratic legitimacy, e.g. global corporations that do not care about the common (public) good, but only about their own. These entities use the growing intellectual and ethical weakness of democratic politicians whose purpose is their own particular interest and not the happiness (good) of their citizens. This may indicate a slow system disintegration. For this reason liberal democracy needs politicians who are wise enough to realize this threat. Of all the people in the history of the world who led political communities, to the Platonic ideal in the highest degree (among others, like T. G. Masaryk and Á. Göncz) got closer the man who, paradoxically, never wanted to be a ruler. Václav Havel's thought is a critique of both Soviet post-totalitarianism and Western democracy. In his opinion both systems, though to a different degree, alienate a human trying to reduce her/him to the role of a machine's cog. Havel proposes that every citizen take individual and global responsibility for herself/himself and the whole world, because only in this way she/he can consciously exert real influence over political decisions. What is more, this is the only way to build a politics that aims – if possible – the happiness of every person. Havel realizes that in today's world this attitude is extremely impractical and very difficult to apply in everyday life. Nevertheless, he knows no better possibility.
Bakalářská práce se zabývá filozofií tří významných filozofů Ericha Fromma, Viktora Emanuela Frankla a Alberta Camuse. Práce je rozdělena do čtyř kapitol, ve kterých se vždy zabývám jedním problémem z pohledu všech zmíněných autorů. V závěru kapitoly je určité shrnutí těchto myšlenek a nalezení podobných znaků jejich filozofie. První kapitola je věnována problému autentického způsobu lidské existence. Ve druhé kapitole se zabývám tématem svobody, a to především, zda je či není absolutní svoboda možná. Následující kapitola řeší otázku lidské společnosti a jejího vlivu na člověka. Poslední kapitola představuje problém smrti a sebevraždy. V závěru práce jsem se pokusila o shrnutí společných bodů filozofie již zmíněných filozofů.
The aim of my paper is to introduce individual theories of aggression, which are divided according to the factors having influence on human aggressive behaviour and acting. Basically, the literature is chosen from the works of Erich Fromm, Sigmund Freud and Konrad Lorenz. This choice enabled to divide the issue into three basic areas, that is: biological, psychological and philosophical ones. All three areas are elaborated further by the issue of the child aggression origin, in subchapters. The impact of aggression on society is also emphasized by Hannah Arendt, who is trying to specify roots of social aggression, and is looking for individual and social responsibility for aggression. The theory, derived from those researches plus from subsequent modern psychological concept, attempts to reveal causes of aggression. Easier understanding of aggression causes would enable to influence or eliminate factors causing/strengthening aggression, either caused by society or by ourselves. Such understanding is the aim of all scientists, who sacrificed their lives to research of aggression, a phenomenon so dangerous for human beings.
The bachelor´s thesis describes the philosophy of three important philosophers Erich Fromm, Victor Emanuel Frankl and Albert Camus. The work is divided into four chapters, in each of them I always deal with one specific problem from the point of view of all these philosophers. At the end of each chapter there is some conclusion and a summary of these thoughts as well as findings of similar characters of their philosophy. The first chapter is devoted to the problem of authentic way of the human existence. There are presented the basic features of Frankl´s, Fromm´s and Camus´ philosophy. The second chapter deals with the topic of freedom, primarily, whether the absolute freedom possible is or is not. The following chapter talks about the issue of human society and its impact on a human. The last chapter describes the problem of death and suicide. Whether these authors accept death as the end of the human life or whether they accept suicide as the solution of the human life. In conclusion, I tried to summarize the similar points of philosophy of these authors.
Przedmiotem pracy jest analiza poglądów Ericha Fromma dotyczących właściwego funkcjonowania społeczeństwa. Przedstawia ona fragment jego wieloletniej twórczości z dziedziny badań nad zachowaniem poszczególnych jednostek oraz ich relacji w stosunku do całości społeczeństwa. Podstawowym zagadnieniem jest odpowiedź na pytanie: czy jest możliwe stworzenie dobrego społeczeństwa według wytycznych jakie przedstawia Fromm. Niezbędnym elementem jest analiza biografii niemieckiego myśliciela oraz tła historycznego, z których wynika wiele wniosków dotyczących jego późniejszych poglądów. Na podstawie długich lat pracy z ludźmi Fromm pisze szereg książek dotyczących relacji międzyludzkich, które przekładają się na relację w społeczeństwie. W tej pracy pragnę wykazać, iż Fromm nie tworzy utopii w tradycyjnym znaczeniu, tworzy on wizję drogi do niego, która jednak u swego celu nie jest nieosiągalnym ideałem, tylko rzeczywistym światem ludzi zadowolonych z siebie. W zakończeniu zawarta jest krótka analiza wpływu jego twórczości na świat od czasu ukazania się >Zdrowego społeczeństwa< w 1955 roku.