Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm (Frankfurt am Main, March 23, 1900 – Muralto, Switzerland, March 18, 1980) was a German-American psychoanalyst, social psychologist, and philosopher, as well as one of the most important figures in humanistic psychoanalysis. His work integrates psychology, philosophy, sociology, and ethics, focusing centrally on human freedom, love, alienation, and the individual's relationship with society.
He grew up in a Jewish family, studied sociology in Heidelberg—where he earned his doctorate in 1922—and subsequently trained in psychoanalysis. He was associated with the Frankfurt School and the Institute for Social Research, contributing to the latter's development by linking Freudian psychoanalysis with Marxian social critique. Following the Nazi rise to power, he emigrated to the United States and later worked in Mexico as well.
He gained international recognition with the book Escape from Freedom (1941), in which he explores why modern man, faced with insecurity and responsibility, might relinquish freedom in favor of authoritarian systems. In Man for Himself, he lays the foundations of humanistic ethics, while in The Sane Society, he analyzes the psychological consequences of capitalism, conformity, and alienation. His most famous work, The Art of Loving (1956), portrays love as an active capacity requiring knowledge, discipline, responsibility, and care, rather than merely a feeling. In the book To Have or to Be? (1976), he contrasts two fundamental modes of human existence: having and authentic living.
Other significant works include Psychoanalysis and Religion, The Forgotten Language, Marx's Concept of Man, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, The Art of Loving, and The Revolution of Hope.
Fromm criticized consumer society, authoritarianism, nationalism, and dehumanization, advocating for a society founded on solidarity, creativity, and human dignity. His accessible yet philosophically grounded works have left a lasting impact on psychology, social theory, and contemporary reflections on love, freedom, and the meaning of human life.
Titel im Angebot
Anatomija ljudske destruktivnosti
In einer Welt, in der die Gewalt in ihren verschiedenen Formen ständig zunimmt, behandelt Erich Fromm dieses Problem in einem seiner bedeutendsten Bücher auf äußerst aufschlussreiche Weise.
Anatomija ljudske destruktivnosti
U svetu koji stalno beleži porast nasilja u njegovim različitim oblicima, Erih From ovaj problem tretira na izuzetno pronicljiv način u jednoj od svojih najznačajnijih knjiga.
Autoritet i porodica
U djelu "Autoritet i porodica", Erich Fromm analizira transformaciju autoriteta i obitelji u modernom društvu. Predgovor je napisao Gvozden Flego, a knjiga sadrži i studiju "Revolucionarni karakter".
Autoritet i porodica
In „Autorität und Familie“ analysiert Erich Fromm den Wandel von Autorität und Familie in der modernen Gesellschaft. Das Vorwort wurde von Gvozden Flego geschrieben, und das Buch enthält auch die Studie „Revolutionärer Charakter“.
Bekstvo od slobode
Kultna psihoanalitička studija Ericha Fromma istražuje zašto se moderni čovjek, oslobodivši se tradicionalnih stega, često vraća totalitarnim ideologijama u potrazi za sigurnošću.
Čovjek za sebe: Istraživanje o psihologiji etike
Fromm istražuje psihoanalitičku etiku, tvrdeći da se moralni zakoni temelje na ljudskoj prirodi. Suprotstavlja autoritarnu i humanističku etiku, naglašavajući važnost slobode i produktivnog karaktera za razvoj zdravog pojedinca.
Imati ili biti
Knjiga je jedno od kapitalnih dela druge polovine dvadesetog veka. Prema Fromu, ona nastavlja dve tendencije njegovih prethodnih radova – analizu sebičnosti i altruizma kao dve fundamentalne orijentacije karaktera.
Kriza psihoanalize - Analitička socijalna psihologija i društvena teorija
U knjizi From iznosi snažnu kritiku savremene psihoanalize. On smatra da se psihoanaliza udaljila od Frojdove početne revolucionarne vizije i pretvorila se u tehnički, često sterilan sistem koji ignoriše dublje ljudske i društvene dimenzije.
Kriza psihoanalize: Analitička socijalna psihologija i društvena teorija
Fromm analyzes the crisis of Freudianism, advocating for a synthesis of psychoanalysis and Marxism. He illustrates how social structures shape human character and emphasizes the importance of revolutionary humanism.
Marksovo shvatanje čoveka
A philosophical and sociological study of Erich Fromm. The author reinterprets the thought of Karl Marx, emphasizing his neglected humanism, critique of alienation, and vision of liberation and full human development.