Erich Fromm On the Life and Death

Abstract

Erich Fromm has a significant discussion on the relationship between life and death. He comes up with a mode of theory to analyze the problem of life and death. Whether one mainly experiences original self or pseudo self, is the key to realizing the situation of one utilize the way of facing this problem. The original self implies unfolding one’s nature and life, while the pseudo self implies suppressing one’s potentialities. One should develop his own tendency of productive orientation if he wants to correctly understand the relationship between life and death.