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Escape From Freedom Enlightenment To China's Freedom Construction

Posted on:2009-08-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X WanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360245954980Subject:Marxist theory and ideological and political education
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Erich.Fromm was a famous western psychologist,ethicist and philosopher in the 20th century. He was a famous representative figure of Frankfurt school, who upheld the characteristics of Frankfurt school and contributed his whole life to learn on the doctrine of Freud and Marx, The primary intention of this paper is researching the thoughts of Fromm's "Escape from Freedom", analyzing its characteristic and making appraisals.Freedom is an old as well as popular research subject. In the researeh of the Problem about freedom in modern western society, Fromm is a scholar well-known in the west and with profound freedom ideology.First of all, the thesis introduces social background and ideological origins which Erich Fromm's freedom ideology produced,and his special experience that affected his freedom ideology. Secondly,this article carries on comprehensive combing and explanation of Fromm's "Escape From Freedom", Fromm elaborated the psychic mechanism which the Fascism social phenomenon arose from, promulgated the awkward difficult position of modern people in Western capitalist society who pursue freedom and evade freedom, elaborated a series of important social problems, and attempted to explain modern society's significant morbid state of mind phenomenon. It discusses freedom, justice and love, teaching people to be free but not feel lonely, be reasonable but not looking for rational excuse, be self-respect but not selfish. Fromm believes that freedom has a close relation with the society and economy, therefore he concisely analyzed social the financial circumstance from the middle ages to the contemporary, making the readers to understand the complex reason why freedom became escaping object. This has a significant theory value and practical significance, we may have a new understanding through the explanation of Fromm's view about freedom. Finally, this article makes an appropriate appraisal of Fromm's free thought in forms of the principle that is "quiting the dregs, and taking the essence", as well as unifies our country's national realistic conditions. Under the guide of Marxism theory, analyzes the social phenomenon and reforms which are arose from our country's present transformation, then carries on social reforms, and discovers feasible measures to help people form healthy psychology and personality, as well as society's harmony.
Keywords/Search Tags:Fromm, Freedom, Marx
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