Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and humanist thinker. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish family and studied sociology, psychology, and philosophy in Heidelberg. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and was deeply involved in linking psychoanalysis with social theory and humanistic ethics.
Fromm believed that human psychology could not be understood without the context of the society in which a person lived. His best-known work, Escape from Freedom (1941), analyzes how individuals in modern society have turned to authoritarian ideologies to escape the burden of personal freedom. In The Art of Loving, The Healthy Society, and To Have or To Be, he promoted the ideas of authentic love, individual maturity, and ethical humanism.
For Fromm, the ideal was a social transformation that allowed for the development of man as a free, creative, and responsible being. He was also active in political life, advocating peace, prudence, and democratic socialism. After the Nazis came to power, he emigrated to the United States, where he continued his academic and therapeutic career.
He died in Switzerland in 1980, leaving a deep mark on humanistic psychology and social philosophy.
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S onu stranu okova iluzije: Moj susret s Marxom i Freudom
In the autobiographical-philosophical work "Beyond the Chains of Illusion", Erich Fromm depicts his own intellectual development through his encounter with the ideas of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud.
Veličina i granice Freudove misli
In The Greatness and Limits of Freudian Thought, Erich Fromm analyzes Freud's contribution to understanding man and critically exposes the limitations of his theory, especially its biologic and authoritarian aspects.
Zdravo društvo
In his book "The Healthy Society," Erich Fromm explores what makes a society psychologically healthy and what makes it unhealthy. The book represents the crowning achievement of Fromm's social and political philosophy, in which he favors a so-called human
Zdravo društvo
Erich Fromm istražuje što čini jedno društvo psihološki zdravim, a što bolesnim. Knjiga predstavlja krunu Frommove socijalne i političke filozofije, u kojoj on favorizira tvz. humani, demokratski socijalizam.
Zdravo društvo
U knjizi Zdravo društvo Fromm je pokušao pokazati da život u demokraciji XX. stoljeća predstavlja drugu vrstu bijega od slobode. Analiza baš tog bijega, u kojoj je otuđenje centralni pojam, čini veliki dio ove knjige.