{"product_id":"mans-search-for-meaning-by-viktor-e-frankl-2","title":"MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor E. Frankl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger tutor-markdown-rendering\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_91e71e62b00205f0\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-823\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-823\"\u003eMan's Search for Meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-823 citation-end-823\"\u003e by Viktor E. Frankl is an indisputable masterpiece of existential philosophy, Holocaust literature, and modern clinical psychology.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Authored by Dr. \u003cspan class=\"citation-822 citation-end-822\"\u003eViktor E. Frankl—a prominent Viennese neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor—this transformative text documents his personal experiences in Auschwitz and Dachau, serving as the foundational narrative for Logotherapy, the \"Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy\".\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-821 citation-end-821\"\u003eThrough a structured, deeply analytical psychological, philosophical, and biographical framework, the volume investigates the human drive to find purpose amid extreme suffering and degradation.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-820 citation-end-820\"\u003eThe text is divided into two distinct parts: the first offers a clinical and autobiographical account of the psychological phases experienced by concentration camp inmates—transitioning from initial shock and profound apathy to the spiritual depersonalization following liberation.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-819 citation-end-819\"\u003eFrankl demonstrates that even under conditions of absolute physical deprivation, human beings retain the ultimate existential freedom—the capacity to choose one's inner attitude in any given set of circumstances.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-818 citation-end-818\"\u003eThe second part systematically outlines Logotherapy, proposing that the \"will to meaning\" is the primary motivational force in human existence, contrasting sharp views against Freudian pleasure principles and Adlerian power dynamics.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-817 citation-end-817\"\u003eFrankl identifies three core avenues for discovering meaning: through creative work or action, through love and experiential encounters, and through the courageous stance one takes toward unavoidable suffering.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-816\"\u003eAs an essential cornerstone of existential humanism, self-help philosophy, and psychiatric literature, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"103\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-816\"\u003eMan's Search for Meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-816 citation-end-816\"\u003e is an illuminating, emotionally profound, and intellectually enduring volume.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-815 citation-end-815\"\u003eIt stands as an indispensable addition for psychologists, philosophers, scholars of 20th-century history, and general readers seeking an authoritative blueprint for resilience, human dignity, and purposeful living.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Original Paperback Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847935099161,"sku":null,"price":1950.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/5592\/6041\/files\/IMG_4479.jpg?v=1792401754","url":"https:\/\/booksturner.pk\/products\/mans-search-for-meaning-by-viktor-e-frankl-2","provider":"Booksturner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}