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What is Fromm about?
Erich Fromm developed a theory of personality that emphasized sociobiological and historical influences. He believed that as humans became separate from nature, they felt loneliness and isolation ("basic anxiety"). To cope, people employ escape mechanisms like authoritarianism, destructiveness, or conformity. Fromm also described orientations like receptive/masochistic and exploitative/sadistic. He saw "positive freedom" as fully expressing one
- Author
- Andrea Elcano
- Language
- EN