Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
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Author: Viktor E. FranklEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-14
ISBN: 080701429X
Number of pages: 184
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: "Et lux in tenebris lucet" - and the light shineth in the darkness.
Summary: 5 Stars
Viktor E. Frankl teaches us that light can be found in each individual struggle to find meaning within - even through the worst pain, suffering and dehumanization; even in the darkest corners of history...
The book is split into two parts: Experiences In A Concentration Camp and Logotherapy In a Nutshell.
Part one is an account of his experiences in the concentration camps (Auschwitz and several others). Frankl gives us a picture of the sequence of three psychological reactions the prisoners experience to the process of imprisonment and freedom. Despite the horrifying circumstances, we begin to see an optimism budding in the sea of bleakness: a unique sense of meaning in some of the prisoners which helps them to cope with the day to day horrors of camp existence - a meaning which holds their spirits up even though their bodies are broken. This part of the book is unbelievably sad, yet the message it carries about the human condition is truly empowering.
In part 2, we are given a brief overview of Frankl's theory of logotherapy, a form of psychotherapy which helps patients find meaning in their lives - no matter what their circumstances.
The wisdom contained herein is so rich that after having only finished it last night, I know that I will be re-reading it for the rest of my life.
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