Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 psychiatrist Viktor Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the stories of his many patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl's theory—known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos ("meaning")—holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful. In the decades since its first publication in 1959, Man's Search for Meaning has become a classic, with more than twelve million copies in print around the world. A 1991 Library of Congress survey that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America. At once a memoir, a meditation, a treatise, and a history, it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.(back cover)

In this classic work, internationally known Viennese psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl, founder of the school of logotherapy, sets forth the principles of existential psychiatry. He holds that man's search for meaning in existence is a primary facet of his being; if the search is unrequited, it leads to neurosis. The role of the therapist, then, is to help the patient discover a purposefulness in life.

Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international bestseller Man's Search for Meaning.Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity.Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl's words resonate as strongly today--as the world faces a coronavirus pandemic, social isolation, and great economic uncertainty--as they did in 1946. He offers an insightful exploration of the maxim "Live as if you were living for the second time," and he unfolds his basic conviction that every crisis contains opportunity. Despite the unspeakable horrors of the camps, Frankl learned from the strength of his fellow inmates that it is always possible to "say yes to life"--a profound and timeless lesson for us all.

Viktor Frankl is known to millions of readers as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning explores the sometime unconscious human desire for inspiration or revelation, and illustrates how life can offer profound meaning at every turn.

From the author of Man's Search for Meaning, one of the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud."Perhaps the most significant thinker since Freud and Adler," said The American Journal of Psychiatry about Europe's leading existential psychologist, the founder of logotherapy.

A young adult edition of the best-selling classic about the Holocaust and finding meaning in suffering, with a photo insert, a glossary of terms, a chronology of Frankl s life, and supplementary letters and speeches The Library of Congress called it one of the ten most influential books in America; the "New York Times" pronounced it an enduring work of survival literature; and "O, The Oprah Magazine" praised it as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. "Man s Search for Meaning" has long riveted readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. This new young readers edition brings a beloved classic to a new generation of readers, offering a universal tribute to coping with suffering and finding one s purpose. An abridged text of the original book (emphasizing Frankl s personal story, while omitting some material on his psychological theory of logotherapy) is presented here, along with supplemental materials that vividly bring Frankl s story to life, and a foreword by prominent young adult author John Boyne. "Man s Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition" will help readers ages twelve to eighteen grasp Frankl s enduring lessons on perseverance and strength with clarity and depth."

In these selected essays, Viktor E. Frankl, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, illustrates the vital importance of the human dimension in psychotherapy, brilliantly celebrating each individual's unique potential.

Ve vzpomínkách a reflexích autor popisuje své dětství a mládí ve Vídni a svou činnost jako mladý lékař nervové kliniky mezi oběma světovými válkami. Zvlášť aktuální je popis jeho pobytu ve čtyřech různých koncentračních táborech, zejména v Osvětimi.

In The Feeling of Meaninglessness, Viktor Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic method which focus on a will to meaning as the driving force of human life, takes a look at how the modern condition affects the human search for meaning. In this series of articles and essays, he discusses how many people suffer from pervasive feelings of meaninglessness in their lives, despite the great material comforts of industrial society. He attributes this sense of meaninglessness to a neglect of our existential needs and offers practical insights and guidelines for how to overcome this meaninglessness and regain mental health through engagement with our existential needs and selves.

This new collection of rediscovered works from bestselling author Viktor Frankl will provide a new set of lessons for those searching for meaning and purposeFrom the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning , which has sold over 16 million copiesFrom the international bestselling author of Man’s Search for Meaning and Yes to Life in Spite of Everything comes a new collection of four previously unpublished works that expound on Frankl’s themes of finding purpose and meaning, with a focus on individual and collective responsibility.This inspiring work is divided into four distinct parts, each offering a unique perspective on Frankl's timeless themes. Part 1, based on a 1955 article published in a medical journal is about the “collective neurosis” that Frankl believed took hold in the West after World War II, leading to a sense of emptiness in society. Part 2 is the transcript of a 1977 television interview where Frankl shares that to achieve a sense of meaning in life, individuals should primarily focus on others. Part 3 is based on a 1946 lecture where Frankl examines the relationship between freedom and responsibility in the search for a meaningful existence. Part 4 is based on lecture given in 1984 where Frankl brings his ideas through the decades together and expands on the idea of personal responsibility.Published here for the first time in the United States, On Meaning, Freedom, Responsibility continues Frankl’s enduring life’s work and provides further lessons for those searching for meaning and purpose. Whether you're a devoted follower of Frankl's work or a newcomer seeking to enrich your understanding of life's purpose, this book promises a captivating journey that will leave you pondering its teachings long after you've turned the final page.

The distinguished Austrian psychiatrist examines the essential reality and significance of mankind's unconscious spirituality and awareness of the God within and the interrelationship between psychotherapy and theology

Después de sobrevivir a los campos de concentración en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la finitud y el sufrimiento fueron un constante asunto de preocupación existencial y filosófica para Viktor Frankl. En la célebre conferencia recogida en este volumen, pronunciada en 1984 en Dornbirn (Austria), el lector se enfrenta a algunos de los grandes interrogantes que todo ser humano se ha hecho alguna el sentido de nuestra vida, cómo manejar el dolor, por qué ayudar (o no) a nuestros semejantes, el transcurrir de la existencia y el envejecimiento y, sobre todo, cómo asumir nuestro inevitable final. Si "la muerte es solo un punto final de un continuo decir adiós", resulta urgente aprender a despedirse. Más aún en una sociedad y una época en las que se impone el valor de lo que no caduca, de lo que permanece inalterable frente al paso del de lo que nunca muere. Este breve texto inédito muestra el costado más humano de Viktor Frankl y nos invita a ocuparnos de la muerte como un horizonte que, lejos de paralizarnos, ha de servir para hacer crecer nuestras posibilidades de ser.

Mans Search For Meaning, Ultimate Meaning, The Choice 3 Books Collection Set. Description:- Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man's Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more deeply into the ways of thinking that enabled him to survive imprisonment in a concentration camp and to find meaning in life in spite of all the odds. Here, he expands upon his groundbreaking ideas and searches for answers about life, death, faith and suffering. Believing that there is much more to our existence than meets the eye, he says: 'No one will be able to make us believe that man is a sublimated animal once we can show that within him there is a repressed angel.' The Choice: A true story of hope In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive.

AcknowledgmentsForeword Existential dynamics & neurotic escapismBeyond self-actualization & self-expression Logotherapy & existenceDynamics & valuesPsychiatry & man's quest for meaningLogotherapy & the challenge of sufferingGroup psychotherapeutic experiences in a concentraition campIn memoriamCollective neuroses of the present dayExistential analysis & dimensional ontologyParadoxical intention: a logotherapeutic techniquePsychotherapy, art & religionAn experimental study in existentialism: the psychometric approach to Frankl's concept of noogenic neurosis/ James C. Crumbaugh & Leonard T. Maholick The treatment of the phobic & the obsessive-compulsive patient using paradoxical intention sec. Viktor E. FranklBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex of NamesIndex of Subjects

På baggrund af tre års erfaring som koncentrationslejrfange udvikler forfatteren sin psykiatriske retning Logoterapien. Logoterapien er vel nok vor tids mest betydningsfulde psykologiske retning og et opløftende svar på de teorier, der ynder at opfatte menneskets sind som en ren maskine.Viktor E. Frankl, cand. med., PhD, 1905-1997, var professor i Neurologi og Psykiatri på University of Vienna. I 25 år var han chef for Vienna Neurological Policlinic. Hans ”Logoterapi/Eksistentielle analyse” blev med tiden kendt som den ”Tredje wienske skole for psykoterapi”. Han havde professorater på Harvard, Stanford, Dallas og Pittsburgh, og var professor i logoterapi på det amerikanske internationale universitet i San Diego, Californien. Frankls 39 bøger er udgivet på 48 sprog. Hans bog ”Man’s Search for Meaning” (Menneskets søgen efter mening) har solgt millioner af eksemplarer og er på listen over ”de ti mest betydningsfulde bøger i Amerika”.

Logotherapy and Existential Analysis has been internationally recognized for decades as an empirically supported humanistic school of psychotherapy. Evidence for the growing significance of logotherapy includes institutes, societies and professorships in many countries of the world, as well as conferences and publications. On the Theory and Therapy of Neuroses: An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, the translation of Viktor Frankl's Theorie und Therapie der Neurosen by James M. DuBois, will allow for the first time English-only readers to experience this essential text on logotherapy.

»Wer ein Warum zu leben hat, erträgt fast jedes Wie« – nach diesem Motto erforschte Viktor Frankl, wie Sinnerfüllung auch angesichts schwerer Schicksalsschläge möglich ist und Menschen in die Lage versetzt, in Krisenzeiten seelisch heil zu bleiben. Lebenssinn und Resilienz stehen im Mittelpunkt der von Frankl begründeten Logotherapie, seiner Auseinandersetzung mit Holocaustüberlebenden und seiner kritischen Haltung gegenüber der inneren Leere der modernen Konsumgesellschaft. Dieses Buch lädt ein, den großen Humanisten neu zu entdecken. Seine Texte aus sechs Jahrzehnten zeigen den Brückenschlag, den Frankl zwischen Psychologie und philosophischer Lebenskunst vollzogen hat.»Ein Warum - das ist ein Lebensinhalt; und das Wie - das waren jene Lebensumstände, die das Lagerleben so schwierig machten, dass es eben nur im Hinblick auf ein Warum überhaupt tragbar wurde.« Viktor E. Frankl

Dieses Buch bietet einen Querschnitt durch das gesamte publizistische Werk des Autors auf dem Gebiet der Psychotherapie und ihrer anthropologischen Grundlagen.'

=Psychotherapy In Reach of EveryoneLa psicoterapia al alcance de todos es una recopilacion y ampliacion de conferencias radiofonicas de los ultimos veinte (?) anos, cuya repercusion en los oyentes ha sido tan grande que la mayoria de ellas han tenido que ser repetidas, hallando de nuevo el mismo eco. El presente libro nos ofrece, junto con el lenguaje de un ameno discurso, dos cosas diferentes: por un lado, una exposicion de cuestiones psiquiatricas y psicoterapeuticas fundamentales, comprensible para todosd los problemas que lleva consigo tal empresa, sin hacer hincapie en la orientacion de ninguna escuela; por otro lado - algo unico en la literatura psiquiatrica de nuestro tiempo -, una psicoterapia ante el microfono. Lo que se puede leer en estas paginas es un poco de higiene psiquica practica. FRankl ha demostrado que se pueden hacer comprensibles ciertas cuestiones dificiles, sin ser por ello superficial ni favorecer los errores propios de una popularizacion desacertada. Las conferencias mas interesantes son, sin duda, las que solo intentan y ayudan a poner en practica ciertos aspectos de la psicoterapia, sobre todo los neurosis colectivas. Ahora se hace a traves de la palabra escrita; antes a traves de las emisoras de radio. Nadie conoce mejor que el propio autor als dificultades - que surgen tambien con los medios ahora utilizados -, de este intento de dar una orientacion extrapersonal a la eliminacion de los trastornos neuroticos. Le han animado sin embargo las numerosas manifestaciones de los pacientes que, en su busqueda de un sentido existencial perdido o nunca alcanzado debido a una neurosis noogena, han encontrado apoyo y ayuda en una determinada frase de lo que escuchaban; incluso, en algunos casos, se les ha hecho olvidar la idea del suicidio. De este modo, el hombre en busca de sentido - este es el titulo de la primera conferencia - puede, en mi opinion, sentir que no tiene por que permanecer solo e incomprendido, y que la psicohigiene puede ser algo mas que una reflexion teorica sobre lo que se puede hacer para acercarse a las personas necesitadas.

"Os textos reproduzidos neste livro, transcrições de três das conferências ministradas por Viktor Frankl no ano de 1946, têm enorme força e incrível atualidade. Eles refletem sucintamente o conjunto das ideias desse grande médico e psicoterapeuta, difundidas, nas décadas seguintes, por meio de inúmeros artigos e livros. A profundidade com que Viktor Frankl ilumina a conditio humana nesses três textos não tem igual. É, portanto, extraordinário o mérito da [...] publicação deste volume do pensamento de Viktor Frankl para o público atual, em especial para os jovens." Do Prefácio de Joachim Bauer

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively: Viktor E Frankl Collection 2 Books Set: Man's Search For Meaning: A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning: Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man's Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more deeply into the ways of thinking that enabled him to survive imprisonment in a concentration camp and to find meaning in life in spite of all the odds. Here, he expands upon his groundbreaking ideas and searches for answers about life, death, faith and suffering. Believing that there is much more to our existence than meets the eye, he says: 'No one will be able to make us believe that man is a sublimated animal once we can show that within him there is a repressed angel.'

Un libro che ha influenzato la vita di un numero enorme di persone. Tradotto in 24 lingue, ha venduto più di dieci milioni di copie. Ognuno di noi può trovare in questo libro un riflesso di sé: non necessariamente di ciò che è stato, ma di ciò che può diventare nonostante gli "urti" della vita, opponendosi al proprio destino e dominandolo dall'interno. Leggere Frankl è un'esperienza di ci induce a scoprire i lati migliori di noi.

Au cours des trois années qu'il a passées dans un camp de concentration lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Viktor Frankl a découvert, autant pour lui-même que pour les autres, que le fait d'avoir un but et un sens à sa vie l'aidait à survivre aux conditions inhumaines de détention. Cette recherche de sens a donné naissance à la logothérapie, une approche qu'il a utilisée tout au long de sa vie en captivité et, par la suite, dans la pratique de la psychiatrie.Dans cet ouvrage, l'auteur révèle trois voies permettant de donner un sens à l'existence la voie de l'accomplissement, qui consiste à réaliser sa mission ou à créer une œuvre; la voie de l'amour qui mène à l'établissement de liens significatifs et favorise le contact avec la nature et l'art; et la voie de la transcendance qui incite l'individu à adopter une attitude positive face à la mort et aux souffrances inévitables.Grâce à ce livre puissant et inspirant, porteur d'un message d'espoir, vous saurez enfin revenir à l'essentiel pour prendre votre vie en main.

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller By Viktor E. Frankl 2 Books Man's Search for Meaning & Yes to In Spite of Everything

Nel marzo del 1946, appena undici mesi dopo essere stato liberato dai campi di concentramento nazisti, Viktor E. Frankl tenne una serie di conferenze per l'università popolare di Ottakring, a Vienna. Il testo di quelle lezioni fu pubblicato da un piccolo editore in un volume andato presto esaurito e qui tradotto in italiano per la prima volta.Sopravvissuto all'indicibile orrore dell'Olocausto, che gli aveva portato via i genitori e la moglie incinta, pur nell'estrema sofferenza, Frankl ribadisce in queste pagine la sua convinzione che è sempre possibile "dire sì alla vita". L'importante è darle un con l'azione, con l'amore, con il nostro atteggiamento anche nelle situazioni più dolorose. Perché se non possiamo cambiare il destino, possiamo almeno accettarlo e farne un'occasione di crescita interiore.In un mondo che ha conosciuto la pandemia, l'isolamento sociale, la guerra e una grande incertezza economica, le sue parole sulla resilienza risuonano oggi più attuali che mai.

Hayatın anlamına sarsılmaz bir inançla sarılan bu kitapta Viktor E. Frankl, hayatın, dünyanın, varoluşun anlamını kavrayamaması sonucu insanın içine yuvarlandığı, intihara sürükleyebilen umutsuzluk ve çaresizliğe çözüm getirmeye çalışıyor. Frankl’a göre çözüm ya da terapi hayatın somut gerçekliği içinde anlamı bulmaktan geçiyor; acının, umutsuzluğun, hastalığın ve ölümün bu anlam inşasındaki işlevini ve yerini inkâr etmekten kaçınmamız gerekiyor. Anlam, somut hayatın içinde, hayatın, kendisine sorulan sorulara verdiği cevaptır. Naziler tarafından toplama kamplarına kapatılan ve ailesini gaz odalarında kaybeden Frankl, bu uçurumun en dip noktasında bile anlamın yok edilmez insan özgürlüğünün bir parçası olarak nasıl direnişe destek verdiğini akıcı bir dille anlatıyor. Okur bu kitapta bir terapi felsefesi bulacak. Yormayan ama iddialı bir felsefe bu.

Viktor Frankl nos dejó una conmocionante lección existencial con su relato testimonial de supervivencia en los campos de concentración. Sin embargo, lo que le ocurrió los meses posteriores tras su liberación permaneció oculto o completamente desconocido para la mayoría de sus lectores.Con el paso de los años, y conforme aumentaba la distancia con los acontecimientos, Frankl cedió, para su examen y publicación, las notas personales y las cartas de su archivo privado con el convencimiento de que sus vivencias durante la etapa del regreso a casa podrían aportar valor y confianza a aquellos a los que la lectura de El hombre en busca de sentido había aportado ya conocimiento y consuelo.Llegará un día en el que serás libre es el fruto de ese trabajo. La presente obra es una selección de los textos y la correspondencia de Frankl al regresar a Viena después de que terminara su vida como prisionero en cuatro campos de concentración. Este libro, complemento y continuación de El Hombre en busca de sentido, revela nuevas informaciones que resultarán sorprendentes tanto para los conocedores de la biografía de Frankl como para el público que quiera saber más sobre la vida y pensamiento del fundador de la logoterapia.

This book is a translation of "Der leidende Mensch", which itself is the second, expanded and reworked edition of "Anthropologische Grundlagen der Psychotherapie".

Viktor Emanuel Frankl byl po celý život nadšeným horolezcem a alpinistou. Strach z lezení vnímal tento známý neurolog a psychiatr jako koření života. V horách nechával Frankl svým myšlenkám volný průběh a v těchto meditacích dospíval ke všem svým zásadním životním rozhodnutím. Veškeré zážitky, za které vděčíme horám a skalním stěnám, se podle Frankla svížejí a ukládají jako životní úroda do stodol, kde jsou chráněny před pomíjivostí.

Възпроизведените в тази книга текстове, записи на три беседи, изнесени от Виктор Франкъл през 1946 г. във Виенския работнически квартал „Отакринг“, са с огромна мощ и поразяваща актуалност. Те предават в сбита форма цялостния начин на мислене на този велик лекар и психотерапевт, който през следващите десетилетия той разгръща в многобройни статии и книги."Виктор Франкъл беше гигант, въпреки че поради своята сдържана и скромна натура той би отхвърлил едно такова обозначение. За мен той стои на едно ниво с Хипократ, основателя на лекарското лечебно изкуство в класическа Гърция, и с елзаския лекар Алберт Швайцер, който през 1954 г. бе удостоен с Нобеловата награда за мир. Както Швайцер, и Виктор Франкъл се занимаваше с въпросите, засягащи основите на съществуването ни като човеци, с поглед, насочен далеч извън рамките на лекарската лечебна практика."Йоахим Бауер, Предговор