Escape from Freedom
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Escape from Freedom
Erich Fromm
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2008–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
It is very well written and the subject matter is truly mind-bending: how can an educated people decide to throw their freedom away and give power to a dictator?
He writes with a composite point of view, at the intersection of psychology, sociology, and philosophy, without getting stuck in a narrow analysis, and I think this is what makes this books and others by him so good.
WWII as the outset, one of the topic discussed why people in a democracy would turn to authoritarian figures.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018? 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Books That Changed My Life 2008 · 1 recommendation