...powers outside himself, submerging his self in them. But he remains dissatisfied, anxious, and restless. There is only one solution to his problem: to face...using his own powers can he give meaning to his life. But meaning does not imply certainty; indeed, the quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning,...

...Michigan State University and Columbia) when he writes that the duty of the authentic individual is "to acknowledge his fundamental aloneness and solitude...power transcending him which can solve his problem for him."s But then Fromm turns cosmic: "[A]ll human beings are identical. We are all part of One; we are...

...powers outside himself, submerging his self in them. But he remains dissatisfied, anxious, and restless. There is only one solution to his problem: to face...which can solve his problem for him. Man must accept responsibility for himself and the fact that only by using his own powers can he give meaning to life....