Viktor Frankl's Search for Meaning: An Emblematic 20th-Century Life (Making Sense of History)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1782388303 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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This long-overdue reappraisal examines Frankl's life and intellectual evolution anew, from his early immersion in Freudian and Adlerian theory to his development of the "third Viennese school" amid the National Socialist domination of professional psychotherapy. First published in 1946, Viktor Frankl's memoir Man's Search for Meaning remains one of the most influential books of the last century, selling over ten million copies worldwide and having been embraced by successive generations of readers captivated by its author's philosophical journey in the wake of the Holocaust. It teases out the fascinating contradictions and ambiguities surrounding his years in Nazi Europe, including the experimental medical procedures he oversaw in occupied Austria and a stopove
Timothy Pytell is Chair of the History department at California State University, San Bernardino. He published an abridged version of this biography, titled Viktor Frankl: Das Ende eines Mythos, in German in 2005.
It is the first work to synthesize Frankl's life and work in his time and place." · Geoffrey Cocks, Albion College. Lay readers will be challenged; psychologists and historians will be grateful." · Library Journal (starred review)"Pytell's book fills an important gap in the literature on one of the most famous and, until now, least controversial psychotherapists of the twentieth century. Frankl's logotherapy-from logos, meaning-emphasizes creativity, love, and our attitude toward 'unalterable fate.' Some critics view logotherapy as superficial, offering consolation more than challenge. Intellectually demanding, this is a scholarly, commendable biography and intellectual history. "The book has extensive notes and a major bibliography that includes interviews, periodicals, and unpublished documents. Unlike earlier works on Frankl, this book avoids hagiography and places Frankl in the ful
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