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Summary of Escape From Freedom 

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The modern man thinks that he is free from the bonds of a pre-individualistic society, but he has not gained total freedom. He is still isolated from his “self” — from his intellectual, emotional, and sensuous potential. Therefore, a crucial task for the modern man is to gain full power over his individuality. The first step to true freedom is to understand the meaning and history of liberty for humanity. This is the goal of social psychologist and democratic socialist Erich Fromm. Known for developing the concept of freedom as a part of human nature, Fromm offers “Escape from Freedom” as an explanation for the isolation in freedom. This summary is a broad study of the relation between the modern man’s psychological and sociological factors and character makeup. It explores humanity’s history with freedom and highlights the consequences of its absence. Read on to understand the dynamics of the social process through the knowledge of the dynamics of the psychological processes operating within the average individual. “We not only have to preserve and increase the traditional freedom but we have to gain a new kind of freedom, one which enables us to realize our own individual self; to have faith in this self and in life.” ~ Erich Fromm

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True freedom lies in demystifying the causes of man’s anxiety

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After centuries of struggle, the man succeeded in building an unexpected wealth of material goods. He also built democratic societies in different parts of the world. However, in the last quarter of the 21st century, the reasons for man’s fear of freedom — for his urge to become an automaton — has significantly increased. The most critical event in this area is the discovery of atomic energy and its possible use as a weapon of destruction. The Goliath forces in society and the danger for man’s survival has increased, and thus, a man yearns to escape from freedom. Yet there are also a few silver linings.
With man’s numerous potentials, he is not afforded the luxury of freedom as there are many forces that pull him.
The ascending awareness of the essential facts of our social existence is enough to prevent us from taking regrettable actions. It is also enough to raise — to some extent — our ability for objectivity and reason. This summary provides an insight into this crucial moment. While we can not hope to overcome most absurdities of the heart and their impact on our imagination and thoughts in one generation, we can make little differences.
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After years of oppression and domination, the man began to demand freedom

The battle for freedom was fought by the oppressed who wanted new freedom and liberties against those who had privileges to defend. While some were fighting for their liberation from sovereignty, they believed to be fighting for human freedom and thus were able to plead for an ideal longing of freedom rooted in oppressed people. In the long and nearly continuous battle for freedom, classes fighting against oppression at one stage bailed out. They sided with the enemies of liberty when victory was won, and new privileges were defended.
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While social ties strip the man of his freedom, they give him a sense of belonging

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Psychological analysis of a doctrine or value doesn’t translate to the reasonable judgment of truth

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The psychoanalysis of an ideology seeks to understand the root of that idea

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While the modern man is free from the old enemies of freedom, he hasn’t gained the true freedom he craves

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Man develops different tendencies on his quest to escape freedom

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Man is still in bondage as he isn’t fully connected to his individuality

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