Man's search for meaning

Frankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil) 1905-1997 (Author). Lasch, Ilse. (Added Author). Kushner, Harold S. (Added Author). Winslade, William J. (Added Author).

Summary: With more than 4 million copies in print in the English language alone, Man's Search for Meaning, the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl's struggle to hold on to hope during his three years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, is a true classic. Beacon Press is now pleased to present a special gift edition of a work that was hailed in 1959 by Carl Rogers as "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years". Frankl's training as a psychiatrist informed every waking moment of his ordeal and allowed him a remarkable perspective on the psychology of survival. His assertion that "the will to meaning" is the basic motivation for human life has forever changed the way we understand our humanity in the face of suffering.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807014271
ISBN: 9780807014264
Physical Description: 165 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Experiences in a concentration camp -- Logotherapy in a nutshell -- Postscript 1984: The case for a tragic optimism.
Language Note:	Translated from the German.