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Summary of Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Don't miss this summary of Viktor E. Frankl's haunting and in-depth book, Man's Search for Meaning. Frankl draws on his own experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz to help form Logotherapy, a new school of psychological thought on the meaning of life. This SUMOREADS summary includes key takeaways and analysis to help you quickly absorb the essence of his profound insight.
What will you learn from reading this book?
Insight into the psychology of suffering
An intimate understanding of the experience of the Holocaust
How discovering meaning in life is possible and essential to life
The types of meaning in life: through deeds, experience, and suffering
How finding meaning in life requires finding meaning in suffering
Description of the fundamental freedom at the heart of the human condition
Religious, Philosophical, Historical, and Psychological insights
Gain appreciation for how people can always choose their attitude
An understanding of Logotherapy, an existential form of therapy
Quick strategies for coping with certain everyday types of anxiety
Book Summary Overview
Victor Frankl’s 1955 work "Man’s Search for Meaning" is considered a Modern day classic—and with good reason. A clinical psychologist with a doctorate in Philosophy, Frankl recounts his harrowing experience in concentration camps in World War II. His purpose is not primarily historical, but psychological. Frankl desires to explicate the effect on the human psyche of life at the limit of existence. Even within the concentration camp, Frankl argues, a person can find meaning in their life, and correspondingly, a reason to go on. The latter section of the book relates how Frankl’s form of existential clinical psychology, ‘Logotherapy,’ takes as its guiding principle the ‘will to meaning’ that allowed him and others to persevere amidst the horror of the holocaust.
The work should captivate anyone looking to understand the modern human condition—and especially their own condition. It describes the psychological realities of the experience of the holocaust, and connects this to the ‘vacuum of existence’ experienced in the modern world. Amateur or even professional philosophers, psychologists, and historians, take note: Frankl’s work is an essential touchstone. What’s more, Frankl’s ideas are an excellent lesson in how to put complex ideas into relatable, digestible form.
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Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
What will you learn from reading this book?
Insight into the psychology of suffering
An intimate understanding of the experience of the Holocaust
How discovering meaning in life is possible and essential to life
The types of meaning in life: through deeds, experience, and suffering
How finding meaning in life requires finding meaning in suffering
Description of the fundamental freedom at the heart of the human condition
Religious, Philosophical, Historical, and Psychological insights
Gain appreciation for how people can always choose their attitude
An understanding of Logotherapy, an existential form of therapy
Quick strategies for coping with certain everyday types of anxiety
Book Summary Overview
Victor Frankl’s 1955 work "Man’s Search for Meaning" is considered a Modern day classic—and with good reason. A clinical psychologist with a doctorate in Philosophy, Frankl recounts his harrowing experience in concentration camps in World War II. His purpose is not primarily historical, but psychological. Frankl desires to explicate the effect on the human psyche of life at the limit of existence. Even within the concentration camp, Frankl argues, a person can find meaning in their life, and correspondingly, a reason to go on. The latter section of the book relates how Frankl’s form of existential clinical psychology, ‘Logotherapy,’ takes as its guiding principle the ‘will to meaning’ that allowed him and others to persevere amidst the horror of the holocaust.
The work should captivate anyone looking to understand the modern human condition—and especially their own condition. It describes the psychological realities of the experience of the holocaust, and connects this to the ‘vacuum of existence’ experienced in the modern world. Amateur or even professional philosophers, psychologists, and historians, take note: Frankl’s work is an essential touchstone. What’s more, Frankl’s ideas are an excellent lesson in how to put complex ideas into relatable, digestible form.
Click 'Add to Cart' to own your copy today!
Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
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Published July 14, 2017
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