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Book

Embracing hope : on freedom, responsibility & the meaning of life

Call Number

  • 152.4 F8311 (OSH)

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Publication Information

Boston : Beacon Press, [2024]

Physical Description

xxv, 130 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

"A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives"--

Notes

"First published in Germany as Sinn, Freiheit und Verantwortung in 2023 by Beltz, Weinheim Basel."--Title page verso.

Contents

  • Meaning and responsibility in the face of transience : conquering transience
  • Ways of finding meaning : man alive--Vikor Frankl
  • The crisis of meaning and the zeitgeist : collective neuroses
  • Freedom and responsibility : existential analysis and the problems of our times.

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