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Erich Fromm

German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900-1980) · Germany · Academics · Died at 79

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He asked why modern freedom makes people anxious instead of happy - and built a career dismantling the idea that wealth and choice automatically lead to fulfillment.

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A life in dates

1980Died18 March 19801979Nelly Sachs PrizeAward1978Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1976“If I am what I have and if what I have is lost, who then am I?”In their words"To Have or to Be?" Ch. 6 (1976)

1968“Man is born as a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it. He has to find principles of action and decision-making which replace the principles of instincts.”In their wordsThe Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology (1968), p. 61

1966“Among most Christians the Old Testament is little read in comparison to the New Testament. Furthermore, much of what is read is often distorted by prejudice.”In their wordsYou Shall Be as Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition (1966) "Introduction"

Humanist of the YearAward1959“It is often said that the Arabs fled, that they left the country voluntarily, and that they therefore bear the responsibility for losing their property and their land.”In their words19 May 1959Jewish Newsletter [New York] (19 May 1959); quoted in Prophets in Babylon (1980) by Marion Woolfson, p. 13

1958“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”In their words25 May 1958ABC TV (25 May 1958)

1941“The kind of relatedness to the world may be noble or trivial, but even being related to the basest kind of pattern is immensely preferable to being alone.”In their wordsCh. 1

1900Born23 March 1900

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  1. If I am what I have and if what I have is lost, who then am I?

    1976, "To Have or to Be?" Ch. 6 (1976), Own words

  2. Man is born as a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it. He has to find principles of action and decision-making which replace the principles of instincts.

    1968, The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology (1968), p. 61, Own words

  3. Among most Christians the Old Testament is little read in comparison to the New Testament. Furthermore, much of what is read is often distorted by prejudice.

    1966, You Shall Be as Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition (1966) "Introduction", Own words

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Awards

Nelly Sachs Prize1979
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1978
Humanist of the Year1966

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About this person

Erich Seligmann Fromm was born March 23, 1900, a German Jew who trained as a psychoanalyst and sociologist before the Nazi rise forced him out. He fled to the United States and co-founded The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City, joining the intellectual orbit of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. His work fused psychoanalysis with humanistic philosophy and democratic socialist thought, examining the psychological costs of capitalism and mass society. He spent decades writing and teaching, probing the gap between what people have and what makes them whole. Fromm died March 18, 1980, five days before his eightieth birthday.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1980 · aged 79

In common with Erich

Margaret AtwoodBoth received Nelly Sachs PrizeMilan KunderaBoth received Nelly Sachs PrizeNelly SachsBoth received Nelly Sachs PrizeGiorgio BassaniBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize

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