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By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Erich Fromm has always been my favorite psychologist of the 20th century. In his seminal study, Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, Fromm proposed the concepts of biophilia and necrophilia to describe contrasting orientations toward life. These concepts extend beyond their literal biological meanings and delve into the underlying values and drives within a society. His insights on necrophilia represent a malignant form of aggression that is psychologically attracted to death, decay, and destruction. It manifests in a lack of empathy, a fa…

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