Man's Search for Meaning
Jun 2006 · Sold by Beacon Press
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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. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, 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. Frankl's theory-known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos ("meaning")-holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.
At the time of Frankl's death in 1997, Man's Search for Meaning had sold more than 10 million copies in twenty-four languages. A 1991 reader survey for the Library of Congress that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.
At the time of Frankl's death in 1997, Man's Search for Meaning had sold more than 10 million copies in twenty-four languages. A 1991 reader survey for the Library of Congress that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.
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Γιωργος Ξερξης
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February 18, 2023
It's content is organized a bit chaotically. The book doesn't describe events in a chronological order as it's not its goal. The second part of the book refers to his scientific observations and methods and won't be so interesting to people searching for historical details. Interesting book but a bit overpriced for its size and content.
Jackie Donoghue
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June 21, 2015
The detailed discussion of logo therapy at the end could have been a second book which I didn't care to trudge through. However the main body of this book was powerful and unforgettable.
Kimary Cone
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December 11, 2022
I read this book in highschool in my AP English class. it is heart wrenching. Yet inspiring and insightful. His journey of pain and suffering throughout those years. Brings to light so much about the human condition. What it means to see so much death and despair can crush the human spirit. Also how there are those that will fight to keep some sliver of will to stay alive. I've never forgotten about this book. It honestly feels like yesterday that I finished reading it. I graduated high an embarrassing amount of years ago. But it's still in my mind.
About the author
Viktor E. Frankl was professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School until his death in 1997. His twenty-nine books have been translated into twenty-one languages. During World War II, he spent three years in Auschwitz, Dachau, and other concentration camps.
Harold S. Kushner is rabbi emeritus at Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, and the author of bestselling books including When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Living a Life That Matters, and When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough.
William J. Winslade is a philosopher, lawyer, and psychoanalyst who teaches psychiatry, medical ethics, and medical jurisprudence at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston.
Harold S. Kushner is rabbi emeritus at Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, and the author of bestselling books including When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Living a Life That Matters, and When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough.
William J. Winslade is a philosopher, lawyer, and psychoanalyst who teaches psychiatry, medical ethics, and medical jurisprudence at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston.
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