Author : Erich Fromm

The author of this book, Erich Fromm, received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Heidelberg University in 1922. He was a famous psychologist, sociologist, and philosopher of the 20th century. He performed psychological counseling work and taught at a number of universities including the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Michigan State University, and New York University. Fromm was instrumental in developing the methodology to understand human social behavior via psychoanalysis, a technique founded by Sigmund Freud. Fromm will always be remembered as the founder of psychoanalytical social psychology.