The Pathology of Normality

In the 1950s, Erich Fromm began to ponder whether the structure of modern industrial society contributes to the mental health of individuals. By exploring the psychological ways people adapt to the current economic situation, he concluded that the success of the economic system often directly contradicts human mental health. Moreover, the human drive for success in modern society, as well as the desire to maintain achieved success, contradicts mental well-being. The collection includes lectures and articles where Fromm provides a comprehensive analysis of the identified problem and offers ways to solve it.

• – A collection of lectures and articles by Erich Fromm, one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, who combined social philosophy, psychology, and psychoanalysis, thereby laying the foundation for humanistic psychoanalysis.
• – The book shows how the "normal" attitudes of industrial society – orientation towards success, career, prestige – can become sources of chronic anxiety, inner emptiness, and hidden neurosis.
• – Strict, concise design of the series "Philosophy – Neoclassics" for those interested in social psychology, psychotherapy, and criticism of contemporary society.