Man's search for meaning

an introduction to logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl. A newly rev. and enl. ed. of From death-camp to existentialism. Translated by Ilse Lasch. Pref. by Gordon W. Allport.

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150 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 1970 by Beacon Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8070-2974-9
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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.

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An amazing book that is both documentary and prognosis - Frankl's book is the documentation of an alarmingly positive psychology that was fine-tuned thanks to an alarmingly negative experience. Incredible read - important both historically and for the future.

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A treatise by a Holocaust survivor who is also a psychotherapist. His take on existentialism seems to fit very closely with the beliefs I have developed since high school. The existentialists, as I was taught, said that life has no meaning beyond what you yourself bring to it. That's fine as far as it goes. What Frankl says in this book is that you MUST bring meaning into your life, it's one of your central motivations as a human animal. He saw this in the camps, and he describes how he found he could prevent prisoners from mentally giving up in the camps (an act which would swiftly be followed with a depressed immune system, a lack of hunger, and a swift death from typhus) and how this experience changed his thinking as a therapist after his release. If you are in school, and have become upset by reading Albert …

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Subjects

  • Concentration camps -- Germany
  • Prison psychology

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