Freedom, though it has brought him independence and rationality, has…

Freedom, though it has brought him independence and rationality, has made him isolated and, thereby, anxious and powerless.

Erich Fromm

1941

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Downsides of freedom Modern life

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Psychological literature

Time

1941

Person

Erich Fromm

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Fromm, Erich. Escape from Freedom. Farrar & Rinehart, 1941, foreword.

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