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Breaking from the Freudian psychoanalytic tradition which focused largely on unconscious motivations, Fromm held that humans are products of the cultures in which they are bred. In modern, industrial societies, he maintained, they have become estranged from themselves. These feelings of isolation resulted in an unconscious desire for unity with others.
Escape from Freedom (1941)
The Sane Society (1955)
The Art of Loving (1956)
Sigmund Freud’s Mission (1958)
May Man Prevail? (1973)
To Have or to Be (1976)
Internationale Erich-Fromm-Gesellschaft eV Official Erich Fromm Pages. Home of the Int. Erich Fromm Society. Offers comprehensive information on all aspects of the life and work of E. Fromm.
See biographical studies by D. Hausdorff (1972) and G. Knapp (1989);
R. I. Evans, Dialogue with Erich Fromm (1966, repr. 1981).
