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Selected Works of Robert L. Lake
Contribution to Book
Fromm’s Dialectic of Freedom and the Praxis of Being
Reclaiming the Sane Society: Essays on Erich Fromm’s Thought
  • Vicki Dagostino, University of Toledo
  • Robert L. Lake, Georgia Southern University
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Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2014
DOI
10.1007/978-94-6209-607-3_2
ISBN
978-94-6209-607-3
Disciplines
Abstract

Positive freedom, according to Fromm’s definition, is the capacity for “spontaneous relationship to man and nature, a relationship that connects the individual with the world without eliminating his individuality” (1941, p. 29). Negative freedom according to Fromm exists in dialectical relationship to this as “freedom from” (1941, p. 34) external restraints that limit the exercise of free will.

Citation Information
Vicki Dagostino and Robert L. Lake. "Fromm’s Dialectic of Freedom and the Praxis of Being" Rotterdam, The NetherlandsReclaiming the Sane Society: Essays on Erich Fromm’s Thought (2014) p. 17 - 30
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-lake/19/