Man for Himself
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Man for Himself
| Full title | Man for Himself: An Inquiry into the Psychology of Ethics |
|---|---|
| Author | Erich Fromm |
| Published | 1947 |
| Pages | 254 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Fromm’s argument for a humanistic ethics grounded in what actually makes a person flourish, against both authoritarian moral systems and the relativism he saw replacing them — and against Freud’s account of conscience as internalised authority. |
Where I heard about it
- A reply to @SpencrGreenberg — in the thread under his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” (June 2025), listed as “Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics (1949) by Erich Fromm.” The full set of replies is on A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet).
Connections
- Erich Fromm — the author.
- Ethics — the subject, argued psychologically rather than philosophically.
- Civilization and Its Discontents — the Freud position Fromm is answering, named in the same thread.
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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