The existential split in man would be unbearable could he not establish a sense of unity within himself and with the natural and human world outside." - Meaning and context.">
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The existential split in man would be unbearable could he not establish a sense of unity within himself and with the natural and human world outside.

— Erich Fromm

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Erich Fromm

About Erich Fromm

Erich Seligmann Fromm (23 March 1900 – 18 March 1980) was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.