On Fei Luomu The 'survival Thinking

Not only the value of Erich Fromm's works depends on novelty, even more depends on their vigour, his characteristic of individuality and persuasion. Most people research on his theory of the fear of freedom, but few people pay close attention to his existence thought. And this article exactly reveals why modern feel confused in greedy society from the angle of human nature, and points out the mode of being of freedom, independence, reason should replace the mode of having, and probes into the academic and realistic meaning of being, and unscrambles the criticism of Fromm's mentalism and puerile idealism in the past. It also illustrates in the article that two layers of meaning of trending toward being freely :one is whether we have freedom of choice ; the other is how to free us indeed, and it appeals people should really care about their own growth, liberate completely, and develop potential.Facing current young man's perplexed choice, the article thinks that Fromm's existence thought will enlighten people to discover how to live meaningly, not to follow the pessimistic life style which is similar to "existence means limitation ", and begin a kind of graceful, healthful, natural, true life style, Not only it is favorable to the improvement of people's quality, the growth of creativity and the exertion of one's ability. And because of our country transition, reform makes people have an opportunity to change and obtain needful courage and imagination, and it is meaningful to stride toward the wholesome society realistically.The article compares the influences of Fromm's existence thought by Freud and Marx lengthways, and compares Fromm's existence thought with other philosophers' crosswise, and then retrospects Chinese characteristic life style , analyzes the morbid defects in reality ,and puts forward how to trend towards being freely .This article builds on the basis of reading a large number of Fromm's works. In order to strive to make it objective, I read" being or having" original work repeatedly and referenced the articles that Fromm has not published yet which were collected in Fromm international association's website. I thanks to those who give advice earnestly on my thesis defects.