Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of individual psychology and the concept of the inferiority complex
1870, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1937, Aberdeen, Scotland
Austria · United States
Alfred Adler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of individual psychology and the concept of the inferiority complex
Adler founded individual psychology and introduced the concept of the inferiority complex, stressing social interest and the drive to overcome felt inadequacy as central to personality. An early associate of Freud, he broke away to build his own influential school. He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and later converted to Protestantism.
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Founder of individual psychology and the concept of the inferiority complex
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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