Man's Search for Meaning
Even in the worst conditions, we can choose our attitude and find meaning. One of the most influential books of the…
Biography
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist who survived Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz. He founded logotherapy, and Man's Search for Meaning (1946) is one of the most influential books of the century. He died in 1997.
Main ideas and philosophy
Frankl taught that meaning is the primary human drive, and that we can choose our attitude even in suffering.
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