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The Sane Society

Erich Fromm

Could a whole society be unwell even while its members seem normal, and what would a healthier one look like?

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9 parts, about 26 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Erich Fromm
Parts
9 parts
Reading time
about 26 minutes

Why read it

  • You will question the comfortable idea that because most people around you act this way, it must be sane
  • You will learn what it means to feel alienated at work and in consumer life, and how that harms mental health
  • You will compare proposed ways out, and see what a society would need to change to support healthier lives

Who it is for

  • A worker who feels hollow despite doing everything right
  • A reader asking whether modern life is making us ill
  • A student of psychology or social thought

What the summary covers

  1. Are We Sane?1 min
  2. Can a Society Be Sick?2 min
  3. The Human Situation3 min
  4. Mental Health and Society1 min
  5. Man in Capitalistic Society9 min
  6. Various Other Diagnoses2 min
  7. Various Answers3 min
  8. Roads to Sanity4 min
  9. Summary and Conclusion1 min

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