'''Erich Fromm''' (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was an [[American]] [[psychoanalyst]], social [[philosopher]], [[Marxist]] proponent, and [[Socialist Party of America]] member. He was born in [[Germany]], and earned his Ph.D. in 1922 from Heidelberg. He became a citizen of the USA in 1940. His most influential book was ''Escape from Freedom'' (1941). His final book ''To Have or to Be?'' (1976) posits materialism's link to violence and "being" or love as the basis of productivity.<ref>''Dictionary of American Biography'', Supplement 10: 1976-1980. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995.</ref> | '''Erich Fromm''' (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was an [[American]] [[psychoanalyst]], social [[philosopher]], [[Marxist]] proponent, and [[Socialist Party of America]] member. He was born in [[Germany]], and earned his Ph.D. in 1922 from Heidelberg. He became a citizen of the USA in 1940. His most influential book was ''Escape from Freedom'' (1941). His final book ''To Have or to Be?'' (1976) posits materialism's link to violence and "being" or love as the basis of productivity.<ref>''Dictionary of American Biography'', Supplement 10: 1976-1980. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995.</ref> |