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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| 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 → |
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this entity surface form: ""Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning""