Erich Fromm expresses his opinions and thoughts on disobedience and obedience through his essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem”. Fromm discusses some of what he believes are very important to man and “humans”. He starts by stating that parents tend to insist that obedience is a virtue and that disobedience is a vice. Fromm then switches to another point of view and states something that generally deals with the uncertain fact of disobedience versus obedience as a human. One of
A Critique on “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Joy Zeynoun American University of Beirut English 204 Mrs.Lina Bioghlu February 15, 2016 The matter of obedience and disobedience has been a matter of debate amongst philosophers for millennia. Often, it is the grand acts of disobedience that serve as the spark beginning the defining moments of human history. Yet, still the moral philosophers argue on the virtue of obedience or disobedience as no definitive answer