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'Dianetics' - For seekers of prefabricated happiness

Title: 'Dianetics' - For seekers of prefabricated happiness
Date: Sunday, 3 September 1950
Publisher: Herald Tribune
Author: Erich Fromm
Main source: eqi.org
Alternate and/or complementary: erich-fromm.de

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Never have people been more interested in psychology and the art of living than today. The appeal which books dealing with these subjects have is a symptom of a serious concern with the human rather than with the material aspects of living. But among these books are some which satisfy the need for rational guidance and others appealing to readers who look for prefabricated happiness and miracle cures. Dianetics is the latest in this series of books and the author uses ... [Read the rest at eqi.org]