Is Disobedience a Psychological and Moral Problem? In his essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” Erich Fromm asks a question that he considers very important‚ “Why is man so prone to obey and why is it so difficult for him to disobey?” (405) He claims that disobedience is the right thing to do but obedience without questioning is bad. He claims that the history of human beings started because of acts of disobedience. He further claims that human beings continue to progress
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To be human is to be disobedient. For good or evil. disobedience has been the one constant‚ universal trait that characterized human beings since the beginning of time. Behind every great human achievement is an act of disobedience‚ a rejection of the conventional wisdom‚ a defiance of authority‚ or a decision‚ a choice made to take the path less travelled. History is replete with men and women who by their disobedience changed history‚ often for the better‚ though sometimes for the worse. Galileo
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Erich Fromm is “one of the twentieth century’s distinguished writers and thinkers” (240). This is made apparent in his essay‚ “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” in which he describes the various types of obediences and disobediences and how they are either contributive or detrimental to humanity. Fromm argues that “human history began with an act of disobedience‚ and that it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience” (246). Since the beginning of human history
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“Human history began with an act of disobedience‚ and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience” (Fromm‚ 1981‚ ¶1). Comparing this statement to the historical idea that obedience is a virtue and disobedience is a vice is the basis of Erich Fromm’s essay entitled “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” (1981). Referencing historical and biblical accounts‚ Fromm claims that mankind was not human until the point of the first disobedient act‚ at which point the
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Summary on Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem People have said that “obedience is a virtue and that disobedience is a vice‚” for centuries. History of the humankind was started by an act of disobedience and it is not very unlikely that it will end by an act of obedience. Adam and Eve‚ being part of nature in the Garden Of Eden‚ had disobeyed an order. By disobeying the order they made man emerge “from a pre-human harmony and was able to take the first step into independence
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Enrich Fromm’s article “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” talks about how and why people do not like to disobey and what goes on in their mind when thinking about an action. Fromm explains that disobeying can change the morality of a person. In Enrich Fromm’s article he further explains‚ “Their act of disobedience broke the primary bond with nature and made them individuals.” Solomon E. Asch’s article “Opinions
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DISOBEDIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL PROBLEM 1 “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm Summaries Name Class Professor Date DISOBEDIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL PROBLEM 2 “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm Erich Fromm’s essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” suggests that humankind’s
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“Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” by Erich Fromm Summary Disobedience in the human history began with an act of disobedience‚ Failure or refusal to obey rules or in authorities and religious faiths. Is this‚ however‚ a bad thing? Erich Fromm would argue the capacity for disobedience the condition for freedom. In Erich Fromm’s “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” Mr. Fromm described‚ People must want obey‚ instead fearing to disobey. Erich Fromm
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Summary-Response Two In Erich Fromm’s "Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” he develops notions based upon the relationship of obedience and disobedience‚ and the different aspects that interfere with a person’s choice to go against power‚ and the impact that history has made on the matter. He discusses how Adam and Eve’s choice is oftentimes viewed as a means of disobeying their creator‚ but he takes a contradictory approach to say that without disobedience‚ there would be no change in the
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psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology and history. In his essay” Disobedience as a psychological and moral problem”‚ he discusses and compares the different kinds of obedience and disobedience‚ and how they can have a positive or negative impact on the human society. In order to proof and give example for his view‚ Erich Fromm gives a very convenient reference‚ about the birth of human history. According to the Bible‚ with the act of disobedience to God’s authority‚ Adam and Eve were forced to leave
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