{"product_id":"2026200012909-secondhand-the-fear-of-freedom","title":"The Fear Of Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean to be free — and why does humanity so often recoil from the very liberation it seeks? In The Fear of Freedom, the eminent psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm presents one of the twentieth century's most penetrating examinations of the human condition, arguing that the rise of fascism and authoritarianism in modern Europe was not merely a political phenomenon, but a psychological one — rooted in mankind's deep, existential terror of autonomy itself. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1940s, Fromm chronicles the ways in which individuals, overwhelmed by the isolation and responsibility that freedom entails, willingly surrender their independence to totalitarian structures, finding comfort in submission and conformity.\n\nDrawing on the traditions of Freudian psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, and humanist philosophy, Fromm constructs a powerful and unsettling argument about the mechanisms of escape — automaton conformity, destructiveness, and authoritarianism — that societies deploy to flee from the burden of self-determination. His prose is measured yet urgent, accessible yet intellectually formidable, making The Fear of Freedom as relevant in today's age of populism and social anxiety as it was upon its first publication. A landmark work that permanently altered the landscape of social psychology, it leaves the reader with a disquieting question: in a world that offers freedom, do we truly want it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203279003867,"sku":"2026200012909-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/055c93f1-696c-4e94-a3d5-749973d49c6f.png?v=1788147366","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012909-secondhand-the-fear-of-freedom","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}