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Title | : | Man's Search for Meaning |
Author | : | Viktor E. Frankl |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 165 pages |
Published | : | June 1st 2006 by Beacon Press (first published 1946) |
Categories | : | Poetry. Classics |
Viktor E. Frankl
Paperback | Pages: 165 pages Rating: 4.36 | 338429 Users | 18111 Reviews
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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.Point Books Conducive To Man's Search for Meaning
Original Title: | Trotzdem ja zum Leben sagen: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager |
ISBN: | 080701429X (ISBN13: 9780807014295) |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | Auschwitz(Poland) Dachau(Germany) |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 338429 Users | 18111 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Man's Search for Meaning
Ive been meaning to read this for a very long time, but have to admit that the idea of reading a book by someone who survived the Holocaust with long descriptions of that part of their life included with graphic detail didnt really make me want to jump at the chance. And this book is harrowing particularly the first half or so the pain is infinite. I was also keen to find out what he felt he learnt from this experience about how to live a good life. I have to say that I found this part of theA man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any 'how'. - Viktor E FranklI read an interesting article in the NYTimes a couple weeks ago that lead me to finally pick this book up. Actually, a couple good articles. The first was titled 'Love People, Not Pleasure' and it was about how "this
This is some great stuff. It truly deserves its legendary status .
One of the best books I've ever read. Stresses the meaning of life, shows people how to overcome challenges and suffering in life, urges human beings to find their questions. I was going through a dark time while reading it. I found again the reasons to live, to try my best and to serve life. Simply an amazing book.
After I read this book, which I finished many, many years ago, I had become self-critical of any future endeavours which would take up a lot of my time. I would ask myself "is this or will this be meaningful to me?", and if the answer was "no", I wouldn't do it. It was this book that influenced me to consciously live as meaningful a life as possible, to place a great value on the journey and not just the destination, while knowing that "meaningful" doesn't always mean "enjoyable". "Meaningful"
How is it possible to write dispassionately of life in a concentration camp in such a way as to engender great feeling in the reader? This is how Frankl dealt with his experience of those terrible years. The dispassionate writing makes the horrors of the camp extremely distressing, more so than writing that is more emotionally involved. It is almost reportage. The first half of the book is equal in its telling to The Diary of a Young Girl in furthering our understanding of those dreadful times.
Reading about the holocaust awakens me to the varying sides and degrees of human nature."Life in a concentration camp tore open the human soul and exposed its depths. Is it surprising that in those depths we again found only human qualities which in there very nature were a mixture of good and evil? The rift dividing good from evil, which goes through all human beings, reaches into the lowest depths and becomes apparent even on the bottom of the abyss which is laid open by the concentration
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