“Education Makes Machines” – Quote by Erich Fromm

„Education makes machines which act like men and produces men who act like machines.“

Erich FrommErich Fromm's quote on education, machines, and the danger of people becoming dehumanized by technology and social systems.
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Erich Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and philosopher known for his humanistic approach to psychology and society.

Erich Fromm criticizes dehumanization through education that shapes people and technology according to purely functional standards.


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Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a prominent social psychologist and psychoanalyst who explored the links between society, freedom, and human nature. His works center on themes of freedom, social psychology, and humanism.

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