The Art of Loving

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Art of Loving
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Erich Fromm
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135
Category/GenrePopular psychology
ISBN/Barcode 9781855385054
ClassificationsDewey:152.41
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Thorsons
Publication Date 10 July 1995
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The author sees love as the ultimate need and desire of all human beings. In this book he discusses every aspect of the subject: romantic love, the love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotoc love, self love and the love of God. He looks at the theory of love as it appears throughout the cultures of the world and at the practice, how we show or fail to show love for one another. Love is an art which we need to develop and practice in order to find true contentment. We need to find it individually as well as a society as a whole.

Author Biography

Erich Fromm (1900-1980) emigrated from Germany in 1934 to the United States, where he held a private psychotherapeutic practice and taught at Columbia, Yale, and New York University. His many books include The Art of Loving, Escape from Freedom, Man for Himself, and The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness.

Reviews

"Erich Fromm is both a psychologist of penetration and a writer of ability. His book is one of dignity and candor, of practicality and precision."--"Chicago Tribune"Every line is packed with common sense, compassion, and realism."--"Fortune