The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm

This work is a serious philosophical exploration of love that, in my view, challenges a lot of what we were taught growing, especially about romantic love. Fromm argues that the basis for all sorts of communities, from families to nations, is love.

Once we really, truly see the humanity in ourselves and in others, he argues, we’ll realize that there’s something fundamentally loving about the human experience that we should all work to grow and embrace.