6 Best science books like The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Erich Fromm

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The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

By: Erich Fromm

4.23

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

In this provocative book, the distinguished author writes to break the deadlock in the struggle bet…

"There are thousands of Himmlers living among us."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"There are thousands of Himmlers living among us."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"Sadista usiluje o moc nad člověkem právě proto, že nemá moc skutečně prožívat svůj život, být."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"Sadista usiluje o moc nad člověkem právě proto, že nemá moc skutečně prožívat svůj život, být."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

If you liked the science plot in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Erich Fromm , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Wisdom of Life

By: Arthur Schopenhauer , None , T. Bailey Saunders

4.12

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

A leading German philosopher and metaphysician of the 19th century, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860)… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"The perverse, obtuse, wicked biped race"

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life

"Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life

"La felicidad pertenece a los que bastan a sí mismos."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life

"Night gives a black look to everything, whatever it may be."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life

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2. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

By: Judith Lewis Herman

4.39

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In th… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
"Dissociation appears to be... the internal mechanism by which terrorized people are silenced."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"Recovery can take place only within then context of relationships; it cannot occur in isolation."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"The desire for total control over another person is the common denominator of all forms of tyranny."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"People who have survived atrocities often tell their stories in a highly emotional, contradictory and fragmented manner."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

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3. The Ego and the Id

By: Sigmund Freud

3.82

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

The Ego and the Id ranks high among the works of Freud's later years. The heart of his concern is t… read more

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  • psychoanalysis
  • theory
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Ben her şeyden önce bedenseldir, sadece yüzeyden oluşan bir varlık değil aynı zamanda bir yüzeyin yansımasıdır."

-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id

"The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego; it is not merely a surface entity, but is itself the projection of a surface."

-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id

"Ben ile O arasındaki ayrım da çok katı olarak ele alınmamalı; unutmayalım ki Ben, O’nun özel bir biçimde ayrımlaşmış bir kısmıdır."

-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id

"Das Ich sei zuallererst ein körperliches und werde durchzogen von Triebkräften, die entlang von körperlichen Vorgängen ihre Organisation erfahren."

-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id

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4. Man and His Symbols

By: C.G. Jung , Marie-Louise von Franz , Jolande Jacobi , Aniela Jaffé , Joseph L. Henderson , John Freeman

4.19

Format: 415 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Man and His Symbols owes its existence to one of Jung's own dreams. The great psychologist dreamed … read more

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  • psychoanalysis
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
"There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell."

-C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols

"We are so captivated by and entangled in our subjective consciousness that we have forgotten the age-old fact that God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions."

-C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols

"The girl dreams she is dangerously ill. Suddenly birds come out of her skin and cover her completely ... Swarms of gnats obscure the sun, the moon, and all the stars except one. That one start falls …"

-C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols

"It is a common illusion to believe that what we know today is all we ever can know. Nothing is more vulnerable than scientific theory, which is an ephemeral attempt to explain facts and not an everla…"

-C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols

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5. Thus Spoke Zarathustra

By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Walter Kaufmann

4.07

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a foundational work of Western literature and is widely considered to be … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"He who obeys, does not listen to himself!"

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

"Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

"Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

"Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon nod off."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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6. Concrete

By: Thomas Bernhard , David McLintock

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Instead of the book he's meant to write, Rudolph, a Viennese musicologist, produces this tale of pr… read more

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7. Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments

By: Max Horkheimer , Theodor W. Adorno , Gunzelin Schmid Nörr , Edmund Jephcott

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dialectic of Enlightenmentis undoubtedly the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School o… read more

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  • history
  • theory
  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
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8. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

By: Sigmund Freud , A.A. Brill

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life" Freud examines the psychological basis for the forgetting… read more

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  • psychoanalysis
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
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9. A Void

By: Georges Perec , Gilbert Adair

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

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10. Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason

By: Michel Foucault , Richard Howard , José Teixeira Coelho Netto

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . Michel Foucault examines the ar… read more

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  • history
  • theory
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology

11. Aquarium

By: David Vann

4.27

Format: 412 pages,

Twelve-year-old Caitlin lives alone with her mother--a docker at the local container port--in subsi… read more

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12. One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society

By: Herbert Marcuse

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1964, One-Dimensional Man quickly became one of the most important texts in… read more

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13. The Best Short Stories

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , David Magarshack

3.78

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

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14. Critique of Pure Reason

By: Immanuel Kant , Allen W. Wood , Paul Guyer

3.96

Format: 785 pages, Paperback

'The purpose of this critique of pure speculative reason consists in the attempt to change the old … read more

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  • theory
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
"The great mass of people are worthy of our respect."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"I had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

15. On Aggression

By: Konrad Lorenz

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

This work has had significant impact on the social and biological sciences and is now a classic poi… read more

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16. Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius

By: Ray Monk

3.93

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

"Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a … read more

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17. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

By: Robert D. Hare

3.62

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers… read more

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18. Politics

By: Aristotle

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

What is the relationship of the individual to the state? What is the ideal state, and how can it br… read more

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19. Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

By: Sigmund Freud , James Strachey , Angela Richards

4.10

Format: 322 pages,

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20. Invernale

By: Dario Voltolini

3.48

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Il padre spacca gli animali, entra nelle loro viscere, separa i muscoli dalle membrane, estirpa gli… read more

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21. The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

By: Erich Fromm

4.23

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

In this provocative book, the distinguished author writes to break the deadlock in the struggle bet… read more

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  • social science
  • psychoanalysis
  • history
  • theory
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  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
"There are thousands of Himmlers living among us."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"Sadista usiluje o moc nad člověkem právě proto, že nemá moc skutečně prožívat svůj život, být."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"Only dogmatic thinking, the result of the laziness of mind and heart, tries to construct simplistic schemes of the either-or type that block any real understanding."

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

"Nesmíme také zapomenout, že masochistické ponížení není opakem sadismu, ale součástí symbiotického systému, v němž úplné ovládání a úplné pokoření jsou projevy téže hluboce uložené neschopnosti proží…"

-Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

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4.12

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Sigmund Freud

3.82

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Man and His Symbols

C.G. Jung , Marie-Louise von Franz , Jolande Jacobi , Aniela Jaffé , Joseph L. Henderson , John Freeman

4.19

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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche , Walter Kaufmann

4.07

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Michael Hulse , W.G. Sebald

4.00

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Michael Hulse , W.G. Sebald

4.17

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William H. Gass , William Gaddis

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