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Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm

Born 23 March 1900 · Died 18 March 1980

German sociologist and psychoanalyst

Quotes

  • “Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."”
    The Art of Loving, Chapter 2
  • “Human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience.”
    "Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem" in On Disobedience and Other
  • “In erotic love, two people who were separate become one. In motherly love, two people who were one become separate.”
    The Art of Loving, Chapter 2
  • “To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.”
    The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology
  • “Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.”
    Escape from Freedom, Chapter 4

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Books by Erich Fromm in order

Books by Erich Fromm in the order they were published, from The Fear of Fredom (1941) to Love, Sexuality, and Matriarchy (1997).

  1. 1The Fear of FredomThe Fear of Fredom1941
  2. 2Man for Him SelfMan for Him Self1947
  3. 3Psychoanalysis and ReligionPsychoanalysis and Religion1950
  4. 4The Forgotten LanguageThe Forgotten Language1951
  5. 5The Sane SocietyThe Sane Society1955
  6. 6The Art of LovingThe Art of Loving1956
  7. 7Zen Buddhism & PsychoanalysisZen Buddhism & Psychoanalysis1960
  8. 8Marx's Concept of ManMarx's Concept of Man1961
  9. 9The Heart of ManThe Heart of Man1964
  10. 10The Nature of ManThe Nature of Man1968
  11. 11The Revolution of HopeThe Revolution of Hope1968
  12. 12The Crisis of PsychoanalysisThe Crisis of Psychoanalysis1970
  13. 13The Anatomy of Human DestructivenessThe Anatomy of Human Destructiveness1973
  14. 14To Have or to Be?To Have or to Be?1976
  15. 15Greatness and Limitations of Freud's ThoughtGreatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought1980
  16. 16The Working Class in Weimar GermanyThe Working Class in Weimar Germany1980
  17. 17On Disobedience and Other EssaysOn Disobedience and Other Essays1981
  18. 18Sevme SanatiSevme Sanati1984
  19. 19For the Love of LifeFor the Love of Life1986
  20. 20The Art of BeingThe Art of Being1989
  21. 21The Art of ListeningThe Art of Listening1991
  22. 22On Being HumanOn Being Human1994
  23. 23The Erich Fromm ReaderThe Erich Fromm Reader1994
  24. 24Love, Sexuality, and MatriarchyLove, Sexuality, and Matriarchy1997

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