Rollo May





Rollo May

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born
in Ada, OH, The United States
April 29, 1909

died
October 22, 1994

gender
male

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About this author

Rollo May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist. He authored the influential book Love and Will during 1969.

Although he is often associated with humanistic psychology, his philosophy was influenced strongly by existentialist philosophy. May was a close friend of the theologian Paul Tillich. His works include Love and Will and The Courage to Create, the latter title honoring Tillich's The Courage to Be.

Biography
May was born in Ada, Ohio in 1909. He experienced a difficult childhood, with his parents divorcing and his sister becoming schizophrenic. His educational career took him to Michigan State College majoring in English and Oberlin College for a bachelor's degree, teaching for a time in Greece, to U...more


Average rating: 4.11 · 2,497 ratings · 139 reviews · 37 distinct works · Similar authors
Love & Will
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1973 — 10 editions
The Courage to Create
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 529 ratings — published 1975 — 13 editions
Man's Search For Himself
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 1953 — 9 editions
The Discovery of Being: Wri...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
The Cry for Myth
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
Freedom and Destiny
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
The Meaning of Anxiety
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
The Art of Counseling
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1967 — 6 editions
Psychology and the Human Di...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
Existential Psychology
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1961 — 3 editions
More books by Rollo May…
“It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they have lost their way.”
Rollo May

“Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.”
Rollo May, Man's Search For Himself

“Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if one of us is changed, both of us will be. Will we grow in self-actualization, or will it destroy us? The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.”
Rollo May, The Courage to Create