Erich Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and humanistic philosopher who fled Nazi Germany and settled in the United States. He helped found the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory, bringing psychoanalytic thinking into dialogue with social and political theory. His work connected individual psychology to broader questions about freedom, authority and modern social structure.
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Erich Seligmann Fromm (, German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈfʁɔm]; March 23, 1900, March 18, 1980) was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Associated With: New York University, Article text
Meanwhile, he taught as a professor of psychology at Michigan State University from 1957 to 1961 and as an adjunct professor of psychology at the graduate division of Arts and Sciences at New York University after 1962.
Practices Studied: Capitalism, Article body
Fromm's critique of the modern political order and capitalist system led him to seek insights from medieval feudalism.
Practices Studied: Feudalism, Article body
Fromm's critique of the modern political order and capitalist system led him to seek insights from medieval feudalism.
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He was one of the founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
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