Make Good Use Of Our Freedom

Erich·Fromm is a famous social philosopher and psychologist in the20th-century in the west, the core subject of his doctrine is modern plightand solution. Whereas the background of the times when touched andacademic starting point for consideration, Fromm's freedom thought canbecome the first to the entire theory on issues. From the negative freedomand positive freedom, Fromm reveal to the dual meaning of freedom.Fromm point out that although freedom make people become moreindependent, but also lead them into loneliness. It indicates that towardsown freedom, people have two attitudes: seek freedom or escape fromfreedom. People in itself are willing to desire and pursue freedom. Butwhen freedom turns into a personal unbearable burden, the trend of escapefrom Freedom has been produced. Escape from freedom, to re-dependenceand subordination aren't able to lead people to happiness. Freedom will notsolve the contradictions inherent in the individuation and the sense ofloneliness between them. Only for positive freedom is the way out.Leading to the positive freedom are two ways: First, through the love andcreative work to achieve the sane individuals. Second, establish humanisticsocialism. Based on the discussion of the process of Fromm's freedom ofthe dialectical analysis both see their contribution to the theory and analyzeits deficiencies, and the social reality of our reference.