Man for himself [antikvár]

Foreword This book is in many respects a continuation of Escape from Fieedom, in which I attempted to analyze modern man's escape from himself and from his freedom; in this book I discuss the problem of ethics, of norms and values leading to the realization of man's self and of his potentialities. It is unavoidable that certain ideas expressed in Escape horn Freedom are repeated in this book, and although I have tried as much as possible to shorten discussions which are overlapping, I could not omit them entirely. In the chapter on Human Nature and Character, I discuss topics of characterology which were not taken up in the former book and make only brief reference to the problems discussed there. The reader who wishes to have a complete picture of my characterology must read both books, although this is not necessary for the understanding of the present volume. "^^Zisi^ to ^^^y readers to find a psycho- analyst'dealing with problems of ethics and, particularly,. . taking the position that psychology must not only debunk'^f&c false ethical judgments but can, beyond th^t« be the basis for building objective and valid norms ^f &h'duLt This position is in contr^t to, A9 trend prevallmg in modern psychology^ which ^fesifes' "adjustment" rather than goodness" and is on the side of ethical relativism. My ex- vu