Man's search for meaning / Viktor E. Frankl ; Part One translated by Ilse Lasch ; foreword by Harold S. Kushner ; afterword by William J. Winslade ; selected letters, speeches, and essays translated by Helen Pisano.

By:

Frankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil), 1905-1997

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2014]Edition: Revised editionDescription: xvi, 180 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780807060100
0807060100

Uniform titles:

Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager. English

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DDC classification:

940.53/18092 23

LOC classification:

D805.G3 F7233 2014

Contents:

Foreword by Harold S. Kushner -- Preface to the 1992 edition -- Experiences in a concentration camp -- Logotherapy in a nutshell -- Postscript 1984: the case for a tragic optimism -- Afterword by William J. Winslade -- Selected letters, speeches, and essays.

Summary: In this work, a Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry. This work has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 the author, a psychiatrist labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the stories of his many patients, he 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. His 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	150.192 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100603043

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The bestselling Holocaust memoir about finding purpose and strength in times of despair--selected as a Library of Congress "10 Most Influential Books in America"

This stunning gift edition of "one of the great books of our time" (Harold S. Kushner) features new photos, end papers, and Frankl's never-before-published speeches and letters.

Hailed as "an enduring work of survival literature" by the New York Times, Viktor Frankl's account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps--and his insights into our ability to find meaning despite great adversity--has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. This stunning hardcover gift edition features previously unpublished material--including letters, speeches, essays, and an 8-page photo insert--that reveal Frankl's enduring lessons on perseverance and strength in even greater depth.

At the heart of Frankl's theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for "meaning") is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl's classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles.

With more than 16 million copies sold in over 50 languages, this timeless masterpiece is "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought" (Carl Rogers) and offers inspiration for coping with suffering and finding your purpose.

"This is a revised gift edition that includes new and updated material"--Provided by publisher.

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In this work, a Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry. This work has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 the author, a psychiatrist labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the stories of his many patients, he 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. His 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.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Born in Vienna in 1905, Viktor E. Frankl earned an MD and a PhD from the University of Vienna. He published more than thirty books on theoretical and clinical psychology and served as a visiting professor and lecturer at Harvard, Stanford, and elsewhere. Frankl died in 1997.