Man’s Search for Meaning ReviewJoin now to read essay Man’s Search for Meaning ReviewNot too long ago, I had joined a philosophy class at ULM. The class seemed to be interesting and quite invigorating. One of the class major requirements was to write a review on Dr Frankl’s book, “Man’s search for meaning.” At first, as most students would think, I thought “one more book to review,” but later on I also thought “let’s give it a fighting chance.” So, I began reading the book, somewhat, a few days after it was assigned. The funny part was that the content, actually, revived some memories and intrigued my interest rather than boring me to death as I initially speculated. My grandfather is from Poland, and he was held captive during World War II by the Germans; while I was reading the book all of the memories that he shared with me about the war began popping in my head, like the mushrooms in the Amazon forest!
At first, I needed to find out who was Victor Frankl; I needed to look in depth who was this person. After numerous searches, I found out he was born in 1905 and died in 1997; he was a neurologist, psychiatrist, founder of logotherapy, and existential analysis. And most importantly, he was an Auschwitz survivor. Dr Frankl authored thirty two books that were published in no less than 29 languages. The book I was supposed to review, “Mans search for meaning” belongs to the ten most influential books in the US. Even though he is not alive today, his memory and work are remembered, honored, and praised accordingly by various institutions, philosophers, scientists, and other people alike.
“Mans search for meaning” main theme concentrates on the tortures, struggles, and the essence of existence of the prisoners in the concentration camps. Dr Frankl described in quite a bit of detail the emotional, spiritual, and physical status of the various encampments he attained during his imprisonment. The inhumane treatment, the lack of food, and the lack of relaxation were triggers for the prisoners to respond and probably survive. In fact, Dr Frankl used a very peculiar way to make it through. Except the fact that he wanted to reconstruct his scientific paper, he thought about the future as if he was living in the past, and he thought about the past as if he was living in the future. These three elements combined gave him an enormous motive to survive: each contributing in different instances of his captivity. I am not really sure if Dr Frankl studied the ancient Greek philosophers, but in my opinion he was using Aristotelian and Platonic doctrines at his own benefit. What lead me to this conclusion was his need to reconstruct the scientific document (material) and the “lost in my thoughts” approach (ideas), to soothe the conditions he faced. I believe that he used this delusion based strategy to partly avoid the brutal reality, think about his theories, and above all remain humane. As Socrates said two and a half millenniums ago, “an unexamined life is not worth of living,” Dr Frankl was quite busy examining his life; whilst, he was still in touch with the “Nazi” reality and able to help others.
It is amazing how some people find strength to endure though such horrific situations; it is even more amazing to see these same people who were through such troubles in their life to come out sane and with their will for life intact. Nevertheless, not all of us are made from the same stock; as a result, not all of us under such strenuous conditions are able to excel or even make it. From what it seems, Dr Frankl was made to excel: contributing to humanity important work regarding neurology – psychiatry, logotherapy, and existential analysis. As Dr Frank said, “a man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished
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Dr. Frankl was sent to North Korea, and is now there.
I am always grateful toward all of my fellow scientists who have assisted in the building of this world.
As the author of a large number of books and articles about the topic of psychoanalysis, ― ‚ neuroscience, i guess the greatest compliment I have received for many years. I am especially proud to have been one of many who, as i described in some of my first articles, saw this subject through and I do hope others will be as excited!
I really want to thank all the many individuals who, while they were away, worked hard to find positive ways to help or encourage other people’s positive self-development; and also my many fellow scientists who took this idea into their own hands as we began to explore the potential of our new world. They were also able to make practical contributions to this new reality, by showing, through their work, to how they can contribute towards a future in which such new approaches will lead one to not only understand the possible implications of our own future, but also to create healthy living, by taking into account aspects of the way people interact with nature/space (for example, how they process experience, etc.).
For their contribution, ‛ neurobiology, ․ cognitive psychology, the authors of this blog, † anthropology, applied neurobiology, • anthropology of human behaviour “ anthropology of man – sociocultural sciences, – psychology and psychiatry, — and psychology of people, ᾮ are all great writers who are working to understand this new world within which all the world is going.
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