Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Frommwas a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth23 March 1900
CountryUnited States of America
life men mind
A new question has arisen in modern man's mind, the question, namely, whether life is worth living...No sensible answer can be given to the question...because the question does not make any sense.
reality men position
Man can only know the nagation, never the position of ultimate reality.
men essence quality
The pleasure in complete domination over another person (or other animate creature) is the very essence of the sadistic drive. Another way of formulating the same thought is to say that the aim of sadism is to transform man into a thing, something animate into something inanimate, since by complete and absolute control the living loses one essential quality of life - freedom.
art reality men
All great art is by its very essence in conflict with the society with which it exists. It expresses the truth about the existence regardless of whether this truth serves or hinders the survival purpose of a given society. All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
men marketing doe
Man does not only sell commodities, he sells himself and feels himself to be a commodity.
men animal identity
Man may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.
lying expression giving
In the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.
mean reality order
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes; knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth; it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
art important needs
The need for the creation of collective art and ritual on a nonclerical basis is at least as important as literacy and higher education.
fear thinking religion
If faith cannot be reconciled with rational thinking, it has to be eliminated as an anachronistic remnant of earlier stages of culture and replaced by science dealing with facts and theories which are intelligible and can be validated.
mean able ifs
The right to express our thoughts means something only if we are able to have thoughts of our own
children character parent
The most important influence on a child is the character of its parents, rather than this or that single event.
men needs helping
All men are in need of help and depend on one another. Human solidarity is the necessary condition for the unfolding of any one individual.
art fall love-is
Is love an art? Then it requires knowledge and effort. Love is not a spontaneous feeling, a thing that you fall into, but is something that requires thought, knowledge, care, giving, and respect. And it is something that is rare and difficult to find in capitalism, which commodifies human activity.