{"product_id":"9798337209166","title":"The Heart of Man","description":"Author: Erich Fromm\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798337209166\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Road Integrated Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 174 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed social psychologist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loving \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses the nature of evil and humanity's capacity for it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1964, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Man\u003c\/i\u003e was influenced by turbulent times. Average Americans were suffering from different forms of evil, including a rise in juvenile delinquency. On a grander scale, the threat of nuclear war loomed over the nation, and President John F.Kennedy had been assassinated. What could drive humanity to do things such as these?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned humanist philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm investigates man's capacity to destroy, his narcissism, and his incestuous fixation. He expands upon ideas he presented in \u003ci\u003eEscape from Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan for Himself\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loving\u003c\/i\u003e, and examines the essence of evil, as well as the choice between good and evil. He also explores man's ability to destroy and further considers freedom, aggression, destructiveness, and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Man\u003c\/i\u003e questions human nature itself, from the forms of violence that plague it to individual and social narcissism to how the positive value of \"love of life\" can potentially outweigh the destructive \"syndrome of decay\" caused by the love of death and other harmful tendencies of thought.\" -\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925110177950,"sku":"ING-9798337209166","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798337209166.jpg?v=1782959803","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798337209166","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}