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- catalog abstract "How can we explain man's lust for cruelty? In a world in which violence seems to be increasing, social philosopher Erich Fromm has treated this haunting question with depth and scope in the most original and far-reaching work of his brilliant career. Fromm goes beyond the controversy between instinctivists like Lorenz, who argue that man's destructiveness has been inherited from his animal ancestors, and behaviorists like Skinner, who maintain that there are no innate human traits since everything is the result of social conditioning. Conceding that there is a kind of aggression which man shares with animals, Fromm shows that it is defensive in nature, designed to insure survival. On the other hand, malignant aggression, or destructiveness, in which man kills without biological or social purpose, is peculiarly human and not instinctive; it is one of the passions, like ambition or greed. Drawing on findings of neurophysiology, prehistory, anthropology, and animal psychology, Fromm presents a global and historical study of human destructiveness that enables readers to evaluate the data for themselves. Although deeply indebted to Freud, Fromm emphasizes social and cultural factors as well. Destructiveness is seen in terms of the dreams and associations of many patients, and of historical figures such as Stalin--an extreme example of sadism; Himmler--an example of the bureaucratic-sadistic character; and Hitler.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b865226.
- catalog created "[1973]".
- catalog date "1973".
- catalog date "[1973]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1973]".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 479-498.".
- catalog description "How can we explain man's lust for cruelty? In a world in which violence seems to be increasing, social philosopher Erich Fromm has treated this haunting question with depth and scope in the most original and far-reaching work of his brilliant career. Fromm goes beyond the controversy between instinctivists like Lorenz, who argue that man's destructiveness has been inherited from his animal ancestors, and behaviorists like Skinner, who maintain that there are no innate human traits since everything is the result of social conditioning. Conceding that there is a kind of aggression which man shares with animals, Fromm shows that it is defensive in nature, designed to insure survival. On the other hand, malignant aggression, or destructiveness, in which man kills without biological or social purpose, is peculiarly human and not instinctive; it is one of the passions, like ambition or greed. Drawing on findings of neurophysiology, prehistory, anthropology, and animal psychology, Fromm presents a global and historical study of human destructiveness that enables readers to evaluate the data for themselves. Although deeply indebted to Freud, Fromm emphasizes social and cultural factors as well. Destructiveness is seen in terms of the dreams and associations of many patients, and of historical figures such as Stalin--an extreme example of sadism; Himmler--an example of the bureaucratic-sadistic character; and Hitler.--From publisher description.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Instinctivism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis. The instinctivists -- Environmentalists and behaviorists -- Instinctivism and behaviorism : their differences and similarities -- The psychoanalytic approach to the understanding of aggression -- pt. II. The evidence against the instinctivist thesis. Neurophysiology -- Animal behavior -- Paleontology -- Anthropology -- pt. III. The varieties of aggression and destructiveness and their respective conditions. Benign aggression -- Malignant aggression : premises -- Malignant aggression : cruelty and destructiveness -- Malignant aggression : necrophilia -- Malignant aggression : Adolf Hitler, a clinical case of necrophilia -- Epilogue: On the ambiguity of hope -- Appendix: Freud's theory of aggressiveness and destructiveness.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 521 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Anatomy of human destructiveness.".
- catalog identifier "0030075963".
- catalog isFormatOf "Anatomy of human destructiveness.".
- catalog issued "1973".
- catalog issued "[1973]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston".
- catalog relation "Anatomy of human destructiveness.".
- catalog subject "152.5".
- catalog subject "Aggression.".
- catalog subject "Aggressiveness.".
- catalog subject "Agressivité (Psychologie) ram".
- catalog subject "BF 575.A3 F932a 1973".
- catalog subject "BF575.A3 F77".
- catalog subject "Hostility.".
- catalog subject "Violence ram".
- catalog subject "Violence.".
- catalog subject "War.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Instinctivism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis. The instinctivists -- Environmentalists and behaviorists -- Instinctivism and behaviorism : their differences and similarities -- The psychoanalytic approach to the understanding of aggression -- pt. II. The evidence against the instinctivist thesis. Neurophysiology -- Animal behavior -- Paleontology -- Anthropology -- pt. III. The varieties of aggression and destructiveness and their respective conditions. Benign aggression -- Malignant aggression : premises -- Malignant aggression : cruelty and destructiveness -- Malignant aggression : necrophilia -- Malignant aggression : Adolf Hitler, a clinical case of necrophilia -- Epilogue: On the ambiguity of hope -- Appendix: Freud's theory of aggressiveness and destructiveness.".
- catalog title "The anatomy of human destructiveness.".
- catalog type "text".