"Man's Search for Meaning"

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This paper examines how Victor Frankl, in his book "Man's Search for Meaning", adds significantly to the literature written by survivors of the Holocaust. Before being sent to a concentration camp, Frankl was an internationally renowned psychiatrist, and he returned to this role once released. It looks at how his discussion of meaning in life carries particular power because of his experience and his demonstrated understanding of human psychology. It also discusses how he explains his own particular view of healing psychological problems, a method he calls logotherapy.

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"In the camps, Frankl demonstrated how man can live with almost no food, no water, and facing inhumane conditions, yet still survive. He developed the ability to nurture the mind and the soul when he could not nourish the body, learning to appreciate the beauties of art and nature as much as he could in the circumstances. He emphasizes at the outset that this book is a personal recollection and not a psychiatric treatise because "To attempt a methodical presentation of the subject is very difficult, as psychology requires a certain scientific detachment" (24). "

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• Frankl, Victor E. Man's Search for Meaning. New York: Washington Square Press, 1984.

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