Escape from Freedom

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the nature of freedom and its impact on individuals in modern society.
• Analysis of historical changes that led to the emergence of individual freedom, starting from the Renaissance and the Reformation.
• Psychological mechanisms that drive people to avoid freedom, such as authoritarianism, destructiveness, and conformity.
• The concept of «escape from freedom», where people seek to avoid the burden of freedom by submitting to authorities or dissolving into the collective.
• Viewing freedom as a positive aspect that can lead to self-realization and true individuality.
• Critique of capitalist society for creating conditions where people feel isolated and alienated.
• Proposal of humanistic socialism as an alternative, where freedom is combined with social responsibility and solidarity.