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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
philosophy book
psychology book
argues even suffering can have meaning
meaning can be found in all forms of existence
primary human drive is the search for meaning
author Viktor Frankl
centralConcept freedom of attitude
responsibility
search for meaning
will to meaning
countryOfOrigin Austria
describes Viktor Frankl's imprisonment in Nazi camps
life in Auschwitz
psychological reactions of prisoners
firstPublishedIn Austria
genre existential psychology
holocaust literature
logotherapy
memoir
hasPart Experiences in a Concentration Camp
logotherapy
surface form: "Logotherapy in a Nutshell"
hasSold millions of copies worldwide
influencedField existential psychology
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.
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
Nazi camp system
surface form: "Nazi concentration camps"

existentialism
logotherapy
meaning of life
resilience
suffering
theme attitude toward unavoidable suffering
dignity under oppression
freedom and responsibility
spiritual dimension of human life
translatedInto English
multiple languages

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Viktor Frankl knownFor writing "Man's Search for Meaning"
Viktor Frankl notableWork writing "Man's Search for Meaning"
this entity surface form: ""Man's Search for Meaning""
Viktor Frankl notableWork writing "Man's Search for Meaning"
this entity surface form: ""Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning""

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