Erich Fromm and Freedom: The Fear of Autonomy, the Escape into Obedience, and the Courage to Live Your Own Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798189079948)

Why do people flee from freedom? Why do democratic societies choose authoritarian leaders? Why do millions surrender their autonomy, not under coercion but voluntarily?

Erich Fromm asked these questions more than eighty years ago, and his answers are more timely today than ever. This book unfolds Fromm's groundbreaking theory of freedom, from the mechanisms of escape through positive freedom to the democratic character, and brings it to bear on the challenges of our time: populism, digital conformity, surveillance capitalism, and the question of whether authentic freedom is still possible in the age of algorithms. An invitation to the courage to be free.