Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape.
— Erich Fromm
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Man's life cannot "be lived" by repeating the pattern of his species; he must live. Man is the only animal that can be bored, that can be discontented, that can feel evicted from paradise. Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape. He cannot go back to the prehuman state of harmony with nature; he must proceed to develop his reason until he becomes the master of nature, and of himself.
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• Ch. 3 "Human Nature and Character
• Source: Wikiquote: "Erich Fromm" (Quotes, Man for Himself (1947):
Man for himself, an inquiry into the psychology of ethics (1947) )
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Name: Erich Fromm 1974
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Description: Deutsch: Erich Fromm
Date: 1974
Source: Rainer Funk
Author: Müller-May
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