.jpg?fit=crop&w=220&h=132&auto=format)
92NY’s Goldman Center for Children and Family provides an exceptional array of programs designed to support children at every stage of their development.
Apr 25, 1968
In his final lecture on human aggression and violence, German social psychologist Erich Fromm analyzes its causes and varied forms, including an examination of sadism, war, the uniquely human quality of "spiritual survival." Fromm suggests that war tends to be the result of instrumental aggression by a select few political figures with power, which negates Sigmund Freud and Konrad Lorenz's previous theories about humans as innately prone to battle. He also proposes that rather than a desire for violence, some soldiers may instead be enticed by the sense of adventure that war offers as an alternative to a mundane lifestyle. The discussion concludes with audience questions.
© 2026 The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association
All Rights Reserved.
All material accessed via the 92NY website (“content”) is protected by copyright under U.S. Copyright laws and is the property of The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association or the party credited as the provider of the content. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database. You may not alter or remove any copyright or other notice from copies of the content accessed via 92NY’s website. Copying or storing any content except as provided above is expressly prohibited without prior written permission of 92NY or the copyright holder identified in the individual content’s copyright notice.
If you are a rights holder and have found your material on our website for which you have not granted permission (or is not covered by a copyright exception under US copyright laws), please contact us so that we may obtain and document accurate rights-related information. Upon email request to archive@92ny.org, we will temporarily remove material from public view while we address any rights issue and will honor takedown requests from authors who do not wish to have their work published.
Dec 3, 2019
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Sep 24, 2013
May 4, 2015
Nov 27, 2018
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
