The Psychological Roots of War & Destructiveness with Erich Fromm (1963)

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German American psychologist Erich Fromm discusses the “psychological roots of war and destructiveness.” Fromm argues that wars are not caused by the inherent “destructiveness of man” but that there must be “some human tendencies that make it possible for war to occur.” He explores those tendencies by defining five distinct forms of human aggression: playful aggression, reactive aggression, compensatory hostility, “necrophilias” aggression, and narcissistic aggression. The lecture is followed with questions from the audience and the discussion is continued in a subsequent lecture.
Recorded April 4, 1963 at The 92nd Street Y, New York.
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