Upon reading Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving‚ I gained a better understanding of what love really is. Fromm’s book puts love into perspective. He begins with several facts with regards to the attitude in which people treat love. They are the problems of how to be loved‚ the object to love as well as the confusion between the initial experience of falling in love and the permanent state of being in love‚ which had a great impact on me‚ as far as thinking about what love is. Strangers meet‚ they
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Analyzing biological and humanistic Billy Ocean Week 3 PSY/250 Dr. James University of phoenix AGUC0909A Many people have different theories when approaching personality‚ some think its biological and others think it’s humanistic. In this essay I will be describing the biological approach to personality and the factors that influence the formation of personality. I will also be discussing Maslow hierarchy of needs and examine the relationship of biological factors and Maslow
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ancient times believed that the power of knowledge would free us and create a utopian world free of pain. Fromm elaborates that we seek groups and obey because there is protection‚ forgiveness‚ comfort‚ and other artificial hedonistic pleasures (624). In order to go against the grain of herd mentality‚ a person must be a “fully developed individual” with the capacity to think and feel for himself (Fromm 624). Essentially‚ we must leave behind the age of immaturity and cultivate a society directed towards
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The Art of Loving In Erich Fromm’s novel‚ The Art of Loving‚ the author tackles the task of defining what exactly is meant by the word love and what it means to love someone. He begins by presenting his theories on love and how they apply to the different areas and aspects of life. He then explains how these theories should be applied. The author’s account is very convincing and gives readers a clear understanding of what exactly love is and how they should use his explanation in developing their
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Fear of Disobeying Leads to Genocide Obedience‚ as well as disobedience‚ has been ingrained in our culture since the beginning of time‚ so it is no surprise that so many people obeyed Hitler and killed millions of Jewish people. In the Christian religion disobedience is viewed as bad and obedience as good. In the story of Adam and Eve‚ they disobeyed God by eating from the tree of knowledge and were exiled from Eden. In the story of Noah‚ he obeyed God and Noah and his family were rewarded and
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Bibliography: Antioch‚ John D. “Spotlight on Israel:.” The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Centre‚ 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-middle-east.aspx>. Fromm‚ Erich. "Afterword." 1984. Paris: Gallimard‚ 1950. N. pag. Print. Haqqani‚ Husain. “Why Muslims Always Blame the West.” NY Times‚ 16 Oct. 2004. Web. 9 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/15/opinion/15iht-edhaqqani.html?_r=0>. Karam‚ Ghassan
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Bibliography: Fromm‚ Erich. Art of Loving. Harper & Brothers‚ 1956. p 42-58 Marion Garretty. http://thinkexist.com. 2012. http://thinkexist.com/quotation/mother_love_is_the_fuel_that_enables_a_normal/338089.html (дата обращения: 06 November 2012 г.). ----------------------- [1] Marion Garretty. http://thinkexist.com. 2012. http://thinkexist.com/quotation/mother_love_is_the_fuel_that_enables_a_normal/338089.html (accessed November 06‚ 2012). [2] Fromm‚ Erich. Art of Loving. Harper & Brotherࠀࠖࠗࠦࣴࣻਔਞ੭ૈ૧ௐ௰ధృౄs
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The Art of Loving “The art of loving”‚ written by an American psychologist Erich Fromm in 1957‚ mainly discusses about three aspects: the reasons of love being an art‚ the theory of love‚ and the practice of love. He thoughtfully explains that an art of loving requires many effort and knowledge‚ comprehensively analyzes the theory of love‚ and specifically introduces the ways of practice the art of loving. Even if the work is done for about fifty years ago‚ there still have many remarkable
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Erich Fromm wrote an article that shows how disobedience is affected by morals as well as how our brains are hardwired. This article is titled “Disobedience as a psychological and moral Problem”. His article is focused around the conclusion that Society was started by disobedience and would end from an act of obedience. Fromm was one of the 20th Century’s most distinguished writers as well as a psychoanalyst‚ philosopher‚ historian‚ and sociologist. Fromm stated‚ “by cutting the
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Throughout psychology’s relatively brief history‚ there have been many famous psychologists who have left their mark both on psychology and on the world at large. While some of these individuals do not necessarily fit today’s definition of a ’psychologist’‚ a term which indicates a doctoral-level degree in psychology‚ their influence on psychology is without question. Learn more about psychologists by browsing through this list of some of the most famous thinkers in psychology history. Alfred Adler
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