Social Psychologist And Philosopher Erich Fromm
Fromm was an only child born to Orthodox Jewish parents in Frankfurt on March 23, 1900. He would later describe his family as “highly neurotic.” At the age of 14, Fromm was heavily influenced by the start of World War I and developed a strong interest in the behavior of groups. He went on to study sociology at the University of Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1922 under the supervision of Alfred Weber....