Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth; it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.


Fascism, Power, and Individual Rights (ed. Open Road Media, 2017) - ISBN: 9781504045506

Erich Fromm Quotes

Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to see reality in its nakedness. ...

Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to see reality in its nakedness. ...

Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to see reality in its nakedness. ...

Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to see reality in its nakedness. ...