#29 in Psychology
The Art of Loving
- 138
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
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Editor’s note Published in 1956, it is short, about 130 pages, and argues that love is an art requiring knowledge, effort and practice, not a pleasant sensation one falls into by chance. Fromm treats brotherly, motherly and erotic love, self-love and love of God in turn, and ties the difficulty of loving to the market logic of modern society. It is philosophy written for general readers, not a self-help manual.
About the book
The Art of Loving is a 1956 book by psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm. It was originally published as part of the World Perspectives series edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen. In this work, Fromm develops his perspective on human nature from his earlier works, Escape from Freedom and Man for Himself – principles which he revisits in many of his other major works. He criticizes the popular conception of love and asserts that "love is the only provision for a sane and satisfying human existence".
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 158 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 52% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Psychology average of 7.9. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 42 | 27% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 116 | 73% |
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How long is The Art of Loving?
It has 138 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Psychology.
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