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Escape from Freedom

by Erich Fromm · 1941

Philosophy · ranked #27 in category

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Escape from Freedom is a book by the Frankfurt-born psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, first published in the United States by Farrar & Rinehart in 1941 with the title Escape from Freedom and a year later as

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Category
Philosophy
First published
1941 · 1940s
Author
Erich Fromm
Standing
Recommended

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