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Erih FrommPsychoanalyst and philosopher
Date of Birth: 23.03.1900
Country:  Germany |
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Biography of Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a German sociologist, philosopher, social psychologist, and psychoanalyst. He was born on March 23, 1900, in Frankfurt-on-the-Main. Fromm obtained a doctoral degree in philosophy from Heidelberg University in 1922, where he studied sociology and psychology. He also studied at the University of Munich and the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute.
Work and Contributions
In 1934, Fromm immigrated to the United States, where he taught at Columbia, Yale, and Michigan Universities, as well as the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry. His main area of interest was the application of psychoanalytic theory to issues of culture and society.
Fromm disagreed with the Freudian theory of the biological determinism of human personality. Instead, he argued that humans are products of culture. In his book "Escape from Freedom" (1941), Fromm explored the complex situation in which individuals in Western culture find themselves, where the pursuit of individuality ultimately leads to loneliness, a sense of insignificance, and doubt about the meaning of life.
Fromm further developed this thesis in works such as "Man for Himself" (1947), "Psychoanalysis and Religion" (1950), "The Sane Society" (1955), "The Art of Loving" (1956), "May Man Prevail" (1961), and "The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness" (1973). In his book "The Forgotten Language" (1951), Fromm analyzed dreams, myths, and fairy tales. He also published critical studies of Freud's and Marx's concepts.
