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The existential split in man would be unbearable could he not establish a sense of unity within himself and with the natural and human world outside.

Erich Fromm

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Erich Fromm
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: March 23
Died: 1980
Died: March 18
Philosopher
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Frankfurt/Main
Men
Unity
World
Outside
Within
Natural
Split
Sense
Existential
Human
Unbearable
Humans
Splits
Would
Establish

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