Not too long ago‚ I had joined a philosophy class at ULM. The class seemed to be interesting and quite invigorating. One of the class major requirements was to write a review on Dr Frankl’s book‚ "Man’s search for meaning." At first‚ as most students would think‚ I thought "one more book to review‚" but later on I also thought "let’s give it a fighting chance." So‚ I began reading the book‚ somewhat‚ a few days after it was assigned. The funny part was that the content‚ actually‚ revived some memories
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Man’s Search for Meaning is written by Victor Frankl‚ an Auschwitz Holocaust survivor. The book is divided into two sections that consist of an autobiography and a logo-therapy section. During the autobiography section Mr. Frankl takes the reader through his time at the Auschwitz camp and gives his perspective of what happened as a camp prisoner and a psychiatrist. Viktor Frankl discusses concepts of suffering‚ humanity‚ spirituality‚ choices‚ social factors‚ and meaning to life. Frankl thoroughly
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Viktor Frankl’s book‚ Man’s Search for Meaning‚ he demonstrates the existential principle that anxiety forms from the mysteries and uncertainties of life. Throughout the book‚ Frankl stresses that the mystery of the future‚ especially after entering the camp‚ could cause one to lose purpose to survive due to the unknown: “Former prisoners...agree that the most depressing influence of all was that a prisoner could not know how long his term of imprisonment would be” (Frankl 91). Upon entering the camp
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In his novel Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor E. Frankl discusses his experience of being imprisoned in multiple concentration camps during the Second World War. Due to Frankl’s profession as a psychiatrist he gained insights on the camp life and human psychology that other people might not have been able to gain. This gives his account of his time in a Nazi concentration camp a specific perspective that is seldomly found in other reports. One of the major things Frankl focuses on in his novel is
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Beatrice Franklin Humanistic psychology Letter to Viktor Frankl Reading A Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl was one of the most rewarding and stressful reading experiences I have ever been assigned. The hardships Frankl endured in the concentration camps during WWII embodied both suffering and aguish and at the same time peace and hope. Being that I am an emancipated youth from Children and Family Services with a deep family background in respect to drugs
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MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING ESSAY What truly motivates a person’s actions and desires in life? Is it seeing a person in need of your assistance? Possibly when you discover selfless love? Or the gratification one receives when they save the life of another being? It can be as complicated/difficult as stopping a person from committing suicide to; as simple as making a person smile on a bad day. While reading the novel Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl‚ I was inspired by how well he dealt
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discuss in detail how the idea you’ve chosen might be used to change or influence your life. The Meaning of Life Frankl does not use the word "meaning" in the general broad sense such as in "What is the meaning of life?" but rather in a more specific way of "what is the meaning of your life". In Frankl’s words‚ asking the meaning of life is akin to asking the chess champion: "Tell me‚ Master‚ what is the best move in the world?” (pg 131) There is no “correct” answer to this question‚ as the best
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Dehumanizing Life Victor Frankl’s memoir Man’s Search for Meaning outlines the difficult life within a concentration camp. He utilizes the Nazi’s masochistic forms of punishment along with clever survival strategies to show the meaning of life in times of great suffering. He also is able to reveal the startling ways in which the prisoners in these camps were able to adapt and survive when put in situations where their death was most certainly imminent. Frankl plays a prominent role in keeping prisoners
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book “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl‚ including his theory of logotherapy. INTRODUCTION: “Man’s Search for Meaning” leaves a lot to be analyzed hence why it was a great choice for a philosophy paper. The three themes listed above: moral‚ spiritual‚ and psychological all play a major role in the book as each of which describes the feelings and traumatic stages that a prisoner within the Concentration camp would have felt. Logotherapy is the theory that author Frankl came up with
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In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor Frankl describes his revolutionary type of psychotherapy. He calls this therapy‚ logotherapy‚ from the Greek word "logos"‚ which denotes meaning. This is centered on man’s primary motivation of his search for meaning. To Frankl‚ finding meaning in life is a stronger force than any subconscious drive. He draws from his own experiences in a Nazi concentration camp to create and support this philosophy of man’s existence. Frankl endured much suffering during
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