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
abolition human return socialism
Socialism is the abolition of human self-alienation, the return of man as a real human being.
except gives life man meaning unfolding
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by unfolding of his powers.
except gives life man meaning unfolding
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives to his life by the unfolding of his powers.
love life romantic
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'
ladders injustice mask
As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.
bores-you boredom would-be
I am convinced that boredom is one of the greatest tortures. If I were to imagine Hell, it would be the place where you were continually bored.
spheres ifs productive
If one is not productive in other spheres, one is not productive in the love either.
love-life men quality
Critical and radical thought will only bear fruit when it is blended with the most precious quality man is endowed with - the love of life
sadism instinct sexuality
When blended with sexuality, the death instinct is transformed into more harmless impulses expressed in sadism or masochism.
validation ideas people
It is naively assumed that the fact that the majority of people share certain ideas and feelings proves the validity of these ideas and feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Consensual validation as such has no bearing on reason or mental health.
sanity frame-of-reference conventional
Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought.