To Have or To Be?

About this book

To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode which concentrates on material possessions power and aggression and is the basis of the universal evils of greed envy and violence; and the being mode which is based on love the pleasure of sharing and in productive activity. To Have Or to Be? is a brilliant program for socioeconomic change.