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Question 1

the human situation

Answer 1

according to Fromm,

1) understand what it means to be human, then 2) investigate human personalities

Question 2

according to Fromm,

1) understand what it means to be human, then 2) investigate human

Answer 2

the human situation

Question 3

humans are “freaks of the universe”

Answer 3

they possess unique attributes and thus have peculiar problems to solve that flow from these attributes

1) we are self-aware, can alter our place in the world because of this
2) many human actions are determined by nature, most are not. This means “must actively live”
3) humans know that they don’t know. every action has certain results

Question 4

Source of all human motivation

“the necessity to find Solutions to the Contradictions of…Existence”

Answer 4

1. aware we will die, want to live forever
2. aware there are many life paths we can take, have to chose a few cause of short lifespan
3. don’t like being alone, but alone in the frontal lobe

Question 5

1. aware we will die, want to live forever
2. aware there are many life paths we can take, have to chose a few cause of short lifespan
3. don’t like being alone, but alone in the frontal lobe

Answer 5

Source of all human motivation

“the necessity to find Solutions to the Contradictions of…Existence”

Question 6

Source of all human motivation

“the necessity to find Higher Forms of Unity with Nature, Fellow Humans, and the Self”

Answer 6

humans have lost their connection with nature and most continually strive to replace those bonds with new ones

Question 7

humans have lost their connection with nature and most continually strive to replace those bonds with new ones

Answer 7

Source of all human motivation

“the necessity to find Higher Forms of Unity with Nature, Fellow Humans, and the Self”

Question 8

What are the 5 Existential “Human” Needs?

Answer 8

1) Relatedness
2) Transcendence
3) Rootedness
4) Sense of Identity
5) Frame of Orientation

Question 9

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness

Answer 9

union with another (part of the way in which original union with nature is replaced)

3 ways:

1. submission: submit to more powerful other
2. power: dominate another
3. love: spontaneous sharing and communion with with the freedom to be unique and separate, and to strengthen the self

Question 10

union with another (part of the way in which original union with nature is replaced)

Answer 10

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness

Question 11

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (1) Submission

Answer 11

submit to more powerful other

Question 12

submit to more powerful other

Answer 12

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (1) Submission

Question 13

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (2) Power

Answer 13

dominate another

Question 14

dominate another

Answer 14

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (2) Power

Question 15

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (3) Love

Answer 15

spontaneous sharing and communion with with the freedom to be unique and separate, and to strengthen the self

4 elements:

1. care (concern for other)
2. responsibility (towards other’s needs)
3. respect (not trying to change others)
4. knowledge (know how the other views the world)

love is the only healthy path to relatedness for Fromm

Question 16

spontaneous sharing and communion with with the freedom to be unique and separate, and to strengthen the self

Answer 16

Existential “Human” Needs: Relatedness - (3) Love

4 elements:

1. care (concern for other)
2. responsibility (towards other’s needs)
3. respect (not trying to change others)
4. knowledge (know how the other views the world)

love is the only healthy path to relatedness for Fromm

Question 17

Existential “Human” Needs: Transcendence

Answer 17

rise above passive and accidental existence

Do so by…
1. creating (give meaning to your life by creating things that are useful to others)

2. destroying (show you’re above the natural universe by destroying things)

Question 18

rise above passive and accidental existence

Answer 18

Existential “Human” Needs: Transcendence

Do so by…
1. creating (give meaning to your life by creating things that are useful to others)

2. destroying (show you’re above the natural universe by destroying things)

Question 19

Existential “Human” Needs: Rootedness

Answer 19

establish roots an feel at home again in the world (another way to replenish the lost original union with nature)

through,
1. fixation (combat aloneness, reluctance to move beyond protective security of metaphorical (nation, clan) or literal mom)

2. wholeness (strengthen self, wean self from “mom” and actively create one’s own place in the world)

Question 20

establish roots an feel at home again in the world (another way to replenish the lost original union with nature)

Answer 20

Existential “Human” Needs: Rootedness

through,
1. fixation (combat aloneness, reluctance to move beyond protective security of metaphorical (nation, clan) or literal mom)

2. wholeness (strengthen self, wean self from “mom” and actively create one’s own place in the world)

Question 21

Existential “Human” Needs: Sense of Identity

Answer 21

need to form a concept of self

through,
1. conformity (combat aloneness, attach oneself to powerful group etc)

2. individuality (strengthen self, exercise the freedom to be a unique person who has decided upon his or her unique chosen life course)

Question 22

need to form a concept of self

Answer 22

Existential “Human” Needs: Sense of Identity

through,
1. conformity (combat aloneness, attach oneself to powerful group etc)

2. individuality (strengthen self, exercise the freedom to be a unique person who has decided upon his or her unique chosen life course)

Question 23

Existential “Human” Needs: Frame of Orientation

Answer 23

Need to make sense of the world (to replace the lost priority of an instinctual understanding of the world)

through,
1. irrational goals (combat aloneness, forcing others to adopt one’s way of thinking (cult))

2. rational goals (strengthen self, seeking an objective understanding of people as they are and choose to be)

Question 24

Need to make sense of the world (to replace the lost priority of an instinctual understanding of the world)

Answer 24

Existential “Human” Needs: Frame of Orientation

through,
1. irrational goals (combat aloneness, forcing others to adopt one’s way of thinking (cult))

2. rational goals (strengthen self, seeking an objective understanding of people as they are and choose to be)