Sadism and Control – Erich Fromm Quote

„The pleasure in complete domination over another person (or other animate creature) is the very essence of the sadistic drive. Another way of formulating the same thought is to say that the aim of sadism is to transform man into a thing, something animate into something inanimate, since by complete and absolute control the living loses one essential quality of life - freedom.“

Erich FrommQuote by Erich Fromm on sadism as pleasure in total control and the loss of freedom.
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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 describes the psychological essence of the sadistic drive as removing freedom through total domination.


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Erich Fromm quote about sadism, control, and domination

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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