writing "Man's Search for Meaning"
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"Man's Search for Meaning" is Viktor Frankl's seminal psychological and philosophical work that explores his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and presents logotherapy, a theory centered on finding purpose as the key to human resilience.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Man's Search for Meaning" | 1 |
| "Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning" | 1 |
| writing "Man's Search for Meaning" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: writing "Man's Search for Meaning" Context triple: [Viktor Frankl, knownFor, writing "Man's Search for Meaning"]
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A.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
An Autobiography
"An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: writing "Man's Search for Meaning" Target entity description: "Man's Search for Meaning" is Viktor Frankl's seminal psychological and philosophical work that explores his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and presents logotherapy, a theory centered on finding purpose as the key to human resilience.
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A.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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B.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
An Autobiography
"An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| argues |
even suffering can have meaning
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meaning can be found in all forms of existence ⓘ primary human drive is the search for meaning ⓘ |
| author | Viktor Frankl ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
freedom of attitude
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responsibility ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ will to meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describes |
Viktor Frankl's imprisonment in Nazi camps
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life in Auschwitz ⓘ psychological reactions of prisoners ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Austria ⓘ |
| genre |
existential psychology
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holocaust literature ⓘ logotherapy ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Experiences in a Concentration Camp
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logotherapy ⓘ
surface form:
Logotherapy in a Nutshell
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| hasSold | millions of copies worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedField |
existential psychology
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pastoral counseling ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.
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Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | …trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen ⓘ |
| presentsTheory | logotherapy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
| subject |
Holocaust
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Nazi camp system ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi concentration camps
existentialism ⓘ logotherapy ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ resilience ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| theme |
attitude toward unavoidable suffering
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dignity under oppression ⓘ freedom and responsibility ⓘ spiritual dimension of human life ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: writing "Man's Search for Meaning" Description of subject: "Man's Search for Meaning" is Viktor Frankl's seminal psychological and philosophical work that explores his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and presents logotherapy, a theory centered on finding purpose as the key to human resilience.
Referenced by (3)
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