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Rollo May

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Also known as Rollo Reece May

American psychologist (1909–1994)

Person · Open Library

Born
1909
Died
1994
Works
51

Top works

  • 愛と意志
  • Suggestions to the counselor
  • The Reach of Mind
  • Amor y voluntad
  • Man's search for himself

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1842-02-25
Active to
1912-03-30
audio dramaaudiobookhas german audio playshas german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29
Total plays
862

Melodic indie rock. Rollo May was created when the acoustic singer/songwriter joined a garage band. It's Texas flavored, emotion driven, diy rock. "My name is Luka I live in the garage" <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rollo+May">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • Anxiety is an even better teacher than reality, for one can temporarily evade reality by avoiding the distasteful situation; but anxiety is a source of education always present because one carries it within.
  • We are more apt to feel depressed by the perpetually smiling individual than the one who is honestly sad. If we admit our depression openly and freely, those around us get from it an experience of freedom rather than the depression itself.
  • Therapy isn't curing somebody of something; it is a means of helping a person explore himself, his life, his consciousness. My purpose as a therapist is to find out what it means to be human. Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, "This is me and the world be damned!" Leaders have always been the ones to stand against the society — Socrates, Christ, Freud, all the way down the line.
  • One does not become fully human painlessly.
  • True religion, namely a fundamental affirmation of the meaning of life, is something without which no human being can be healthy in personality. . . . What happens to mental health when this meaning which religion gives is absent? In other words, what is the effect of atheism on personality? . . . I have been startled by the fact that practically every genuine atheist with whom I have dealt has exhibited unmistakable neurotic tendencies.
  • Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity.

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Key facts

Born
( 1909-04-21 ) April 21, 1909, Ada, Ohio , U.S.
Died
October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) (aged 85), Tiburon, California , U.S.
Education
Oberlin College ( BA ) Union Theological Seminary ( BDiv ) Columbia University ( PhD )
Occupations
Psychologist Author
Known for
Love and Will (1969)

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Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy . The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.

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