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FROMM, Eric (1900-1980):

German/American PSYCHOLOGIST who developed his ideas in terms of the work of both FREUD and MARX to apply psychoanalysis to society generally in the form of a new HUMANISM. He drew inspiration from BUDDHISM and the CHRISTIAN mystical tradition and is well-known for his psychological character studies of famous historical personalities. His books include: The Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973).