Man's search for meaning
Edition
[Mini book ed.].
Publication Information
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2006.
Physical Description
xvi, 165 pages ; 18 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
This author's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, he argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. This book has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.
Notes
"First published in German in 1946 under the title: Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager. Original English title was: From Death Camp to Existentialism"--T.p. verso.
Contents
- Foreword / Harold S. Kushner
- Preface to the 1992 edition / by Viktor E. Frankl
- Experiences in a concentration camp
- Logotherapy in a nutshell
- Postscript 1984: The case for a tragic optimism
- Afterword / William J. Winslade.