"In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead."

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When Erich Fromm speaks about history, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of history in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Erich Fromm

Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. 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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