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- During his time in the concentration camps, Frankl experienced the loss of his wife and parents, and perhaps most significantly, the loss of hope, dignity and meaning, which ultimately moulded his philosophy of human nature (Frankl, 2006; Klingberg, 2001).
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Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person's life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding ...
- Viktor Emil Frankl
- 1946
When Frankl was still in a concentration camp, he encountered a woman who knew she was going to die in a matter of days. She told Frankl she was grateful for what had happened to her because in her life before the camp, she did not value spiritual growth.
Frankl spent a total of three years in four camps: Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Kaufering III, and Türkheim. He lost his father in the Terezín Ghetto, his brother and mother at Auschwitz, and his wife in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. His sister, Stella, escaped to Australia.
Mar 26, 2013 · Life in a concentration camp tore open the human soul and exposed its depths. Is it surprising that in those depths we again found only human qualities which in their very nature were a mixture of good and evil?
Jan 5, 2023 · Practically speaking, Frankl’s role as a concentration camp doctor spared his life repeatedly, but more abstractly, his love for his wife is what truly kept him alive. He described...
Holocaust Survival: Viktor Frankl’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau, were crucibles that tested the limits of human endurance. The loss of family, the constant threat of death, and the unimaginable suffering became the crucible from which Frankl would distill his philosophy.
