文化是人類生活的所有表現，它包含了歷史洪流的縱向發展與社會型態的橫向延伸，它並非純物質世界的產物，而是精神內化於物質的展現，是精神生活的彰顯。每種文化都是人性的展現，在人性的自然情欲表現中，包含著喜、怒、哀、樂、愛、惡等種種情感，更簡單的區分，人有關懷、愛心與破壞、殘忍兩種相反的力量，它們雖然不是如食色等維生的基本欲望，但對人的影響卻常更甚之；因此，談道德不能抽離人性來討論，談文化不能脫離人性道德而論之。同樣，在今日我們要打造一個優質良善的環境，單從倫理道德本身來談是無法對症下藥，唯有通盤的把心理、社會文化等因素一併納入思考，方能窺探全貌。本文主要是從弗洛姆的觀點，以「人性需求與愛」以及「人性力量與文化進程」兩大角度切入，希望以此提醒人們開啟人性中道德力量對文化的強大影響力，並激發人們對文化永續課題的珍視。

Culture is the overall expression of human life, including the historical and social developments. It reflects and accentuates the spirit that is incarnated within the material world rather than the material world itself. Every culture is the expression of human nature and it's natural desires, which includes emotions like joy, anger, sadness, love and hatred. In simpler words, a man equipped with opposing powers like care and violence, love and cruelty. While these powers are not as essential as hunger and sexual desire, their impact on human nature is stronger. Therefore, morality cannot be separated from human nature, and culture cannot be independent of human morality. Today, ethics and morality alone cannot create a good environment, psychology and social culture are also factors be considered. This paper approaches culture from Fromm's two major points of view an appreciations for--“human needs and love” as well as “human power and cultural progress”--It tries to remind people of the powerful impact of human morality on culture and to evoke permanent cultural issues.