by Erich Fromm · ISBN 9789512613540
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«Olla vai omistaa» is the philosophical essay by Erich Fromm, published by Kirjayhtymä in 1977 in Finnish (250 pages).
The essay sets out the dichotomy between two modes of existence: having and being. Fromm analyses how a society oriented towards possession and consumption shapes the individual's identity and distances it from its essential capacities. Against the urge to accumulate, he proposes a life based on experience, personal development and authenticity, and argues that mental health and happiness depend on the activity of being as opposed to the passivity of having.
Work framed in the category of Philosophy, written from the perspective of psychoanalysis and social philosophy.
For readers interested in social criticism, humanism and reflection on contemporary values.
