by Erich Fromm · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449342844
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In 'Fear of Freedom', Erich Fromm explores the paradox of freedom in modern society. He analyzes how, despite the opportunities offered by individual freedom, many individuals feel isolated and anxious, leading them to seek refuge in conformity or authoritarian systems. Fromm examines the psychological and social roots of this phenomenon, offering a profound reflection on the human condition and the challenges of autonomy in the contemporary world. This book is an essential work for understanding the tensions between individual freedom and social pressures, and how to find a healthy balance between them.
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.
