Armastuse kunst. Erich Fromm

Love is faith, and he who has little faith has little love

True love opens only to those who do not serve any purpose

The common features of true love are care, responsibility, respect, and knowledge

Whoever is able to give is rich

These are just a few thoughts from this book, which was first published in 1956, but whose simple truths still change the worldview and understanding of many young people today. The reader will receive here an exhaustive overview of brotherly and maternal love, erotic love, self-love, and love of God, as well as love in modern Western culture and the influences of the East on it. Modern man thirsts for love, but his efforts will remain fruitless if he does not recognize discipline, concentration, patience, and utmost care on the path to love.

Erich Fromm (1900–1980), a psychoanalyst and philosopher, discusses in his works isolation and alienation, the social condition of man and the way of thinking, considering the acquisition of the truths of Zen Buddhism to be of paramount importance. He worked at several universities in the United States and Mexico, contributed to numerous professional journals, and wrote many books that became bestsellers.

Second, revised and expanded edition.