man's search for meaning

     

Viktor Frankl's 1946 book Man's Search for Meaning chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate an describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding a reason to live. According to Frankl, the book intends to answer the question "How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?" Part One constitutes Frankl's analysis of his experiences in the concentration camps, while Part Two introduces his ideas of meaning and his theory of logotherapy.

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