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  <title><![CDATA[The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy (Meridian)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Frankl discusses logotherapy--man's motivation to search for meaning in his life--in the context of other prominent psychotherapies and describes the techniques he uses with his patients to combat the &quot;existential vacuum&quot;. 11 line drawings.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Viktor E. Frankl]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[personally, finding meaning and purpose in my life -at least of late, is a central priority. the answer is not in this book nor was a recipe-like method outlined. i did find appealing the inclusiveness of the approach -meaning, a single path and/or methodology was the point of departure or conclusio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59663666">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished reading Viktor Frankl's book &quot;Man's Search for Meaning&quot;, and then started looking for more of his books to read.  This books is EXCELLENT and I would recommend it for reading after &quot;Man's Search for Meaning&quot;.  I am already starting on a 2nd reading.<br/><br/>This boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37902220">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read after my involvement with landmark.  Liked it, and seemingly more empowering for me than the Forum's meaninglessness philosophy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, but kind of hard for me to follow..  I do like the concept of logotherapy, because it plays to the spiritual or &quot;meaning of life&quot; aspect.. Frankl uses this approach to work with emotional issues and seems to have good success..]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think paradoxical intention (consciously doing the exact opposite of disordered impulses...e.g. if you have a sweating problem and are embarassed, show everyone and embrace it) is on to something bigger than just therapy. Very interesting.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've always been bad at understanding and explaining the humanistic approach to psychology.  This book is a great encapsulation of what humanism is really about and why it's such a necessary perspective.]]></body>
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    <review id="28006981">
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    <body><![CDATA[Best known for his <em>Man's Search for Meaning</em>, Frankl here sets out the theoretical foundations which were presented in a general form in that work.]]></body>
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    <review id="13886750">
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book and apply it to all clinical work I do. It is truly a masterpiece...Frankl is a giant who is rarely recognized as such]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book but not as much as Man's Search for Meaning. There was too much religion in this one for my taste.]]></body>
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    <review id="37211741">
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    <body><![CDATA[similar to mans search for meaning, not with quite the impact. more insight into frankl as a person/doctor.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great follow up to Man Search for Meaning. Gives more detail about what he calls Logotherapy. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Parts of logotherapy are pretty far fetched. ]]></body>
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