Man's Search For Meaning - The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust

Key Insights from "Man's Search For Meaning"

1. Life's primary drive is the search for meaning, not pleasure: Unlike Freud, who believed mankind is driven by the pursuit of pleasure, Frankl posits that the primary human drive is the pursuit of meaning.
2. Freedom of choice: Even in the most oppressive circumstances, people have the freedom to choose their attitudes towards their experiences.
3. Noetic dimension of human beings: Humans are not solely physical, psychological beings, but also spiritual (or noetic) beings. Their spiritual self can't be affected by physical or psychological trauma.
4. Existential vacuum: Many people suffer from a sense of...

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