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About Erich Fromm
German-American social psychologist and psychoanalyst
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. Born in Germany, he later settled in the United States after fleeing the Nazi regime. He is known for his work at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, and social thought. Fromm was one of the founders of the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City. He was also associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. His writing and thought often concerned human freedom, society, and the conditions of a more humane way of life.
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Books by Erich Fromm
The Art of Loving
2006
Escape from Freedom
1942
The Sane Society
2003
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
1974
Marx’s Concept of Man
1982