Love is an art erich fromm biography

1956 philosophy book

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The Art of Loving is a 1956 book by psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm.

Love is an art erich fromm biography

It was originally published as part of the World Perspectives series edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen.^[1] In this work, Fromm develops his perspective on human nature from his earlier works, Escape from Freedom and Man for Himself – principles which he revisits in many of his other major works.

He criticizes the popular conception of love and asserts that "love is the only provision for a sane and satisfying human existence".^[2]

Background

In 1930, Fromm was recruited to the Frankfurt School by Max Horkheimer.

Fromm played a central role in the early development of the school. He left the school in the late 1930s, following a "bitter and contentious" deterioration in his relationship with Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno. In 1956, the year The Art of Loving was released, Fromm