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Karl Marx on Free Time – Time for the Full Development of the Individual

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

To justify the upcoming three-week blogcation, I turned to Karl Marx: “The saving of labour time [is] equal to an increase of free time, i.e. time for the full development of the individual, which in turn reacts back upon the productive … Continue reading →

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Erich Fromm: Man is a cog in the vast economic machine

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

Erich Fromm: “In capitalism economic activity, success, material gains, become ends in themselves. It becomes man’s fate to contribute to the growth of the economic system, to amass capital, not for purposes of his own happiness or salvation, but as … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged capitalism, Erich Fromm, personal well being | 2 Comments

Erich Fromm: Why have we subordinate the economic machine?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Komlik

Erich Fromm: “Only if man masters society and subordinates the economic machine to the purposes of human happiness, and only if he actively participates in the social process, can he overcome what now drives him into despair–his aloneness and his … Continue reading →

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