The Sane Society
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The Sane Society is a 1955 social-philosophical work by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm that critiques modern capitalist society and explores what a psychologically healthy and genuinely human social order would look like.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sane Society canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8057286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sane Society Context triple: [Erich Fromm, notableWork, The Sane Society]
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A.
The Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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D.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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E.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sane Society Target entity description: The Sane Society is a 1955 social-philosophical work by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm that critiques modern capitalist society and explores what a psychologically healthy and genuinely human social order would look like.
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A.
The Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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D.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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E.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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social-philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates |
decentralized, participatory democracy
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economic arrangements serving human needs rather than profit ⓘ education fostering independence and critical thinking ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze the relationship between social structure and mental health
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define criteria for a psychologically healthy society ⓘ |
| author | Erich Fromm ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
alienated conformity
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marketing orientation of personality ⓘ positive freedom ⓘ productive orientation ⓘ socially patterned defect ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
bureaucratic socialism
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capitalist market society ⓘ conformist mass culture ⓘ focus on having over being ⓘ |
| field |
critical theory
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psychoanalysis ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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psychoanalytic social theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ humanist ethics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
alienation
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authoritarianism ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ consumerism ⓘ critique of modern capitalist society ⓘ freedom ⓘ humanism ⓘ mental health in modern society ⓘ social character ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
mental health must be defined socially as well as individually
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society can be sick even if individuals appear normal ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
humanistic Marxism
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humanistic psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| proposes | humanistic, communitarian socialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Escape from Freedom
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Man for Himself ⓘ To Have or To Be? ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sane Society Description of subject: The Sane Society is a 1955 social-philosophical work by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm that critiques modern capitalist society and explores what a psychologically healthy and genuinely human social order would look like.
Referenced by (2)
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