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The Art of Loving

An Enquiry into the Nature of Love

By Fromm Erich

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| Audio Cassette | 9780945353782

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The Art of Loving has helped hundreds of thousands of men and women achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love.  An astonishing frank and candid book renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, it explores the ways in which this extraordinary emotion can altContinue

The Art of Loving has helped hundreds of thousands of men and women achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love.  An astonishing frank and candid book renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, it explores the ways in which this extraordinary emotion can alter the course of one's life.

Most of us are unable to develop our ability to love on the only level that really counts-a love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge, and courage.  Learning to love demands practice and concentration.  Even more than any other art, it demands genuine insight and understanding.  In this startling book, Fromm discusses love in all aspects:  not only romantic love, so surrounded by false conceptions, but also love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotic.

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    Most of us are unable to develop our capacities for love on the only level that really counts – a love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge and courage. Learning to love, like other arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other art it demands genuine insight and unde ... (continue)

    Most of us are unable to develop our capacities for love on the only level that really counts – a love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge and courage. Learning to love, like other arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other art it demands genuine insight and understanding. In this startling book, [the author] discusses love in all its aspects: not only romantic love, so surrounded by false conceptions, but also love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotic love, self-love and love of God.

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  • It is not only a book teaching how to love, but also a book that teaches you how to live yourself better, and how to make our society better.

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    Chuengzf said on Jan 20, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • a classic book to reflect on the essence of relationships - with oneself and with others.

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    jojoju said on May 28, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    In this stimulating and thoughtful look at the theory and practice of love, [the author] discusses romantic love, the love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotic love and love of God. Learning to love, he suggests, requires practice and dedication.

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