The Sane Society
by Erich Fromm
Can a society be sick? Fromm argues yes: alienation in capitalism and communism alike, and a humanistic alternative. Mid-century, polemical and still pointed on consumer alienation.
Read it if…
you want Fromm's social critique.
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Skip it if…
you want his personal books; see The Art of Loving.
Try instead: The Farther Reaches of Human Nature →
Three things you will actually use
- A society can be insane.
- Alienation is the modern sickness.
- Measure society by human flourishing.
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Read the chapter on alienation.
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