27. Viktor Frankl on Man's Search for Meaning from Unpacking Ideas

27. Viktor Frankl on Man's Search for Meaning

49 minutes Posted May 8, 2023 at 2:52 pm.

Introduction

Context of book

Egoism & Altruism amongst Prisoners

Phase 1: Denial

The Delusion of Reprieve

Phase 2: Apathy

Psychology of Guards

Two Types of Trauma

Phase 3: Anger

The desire for Revenge

Truth and Reconciliation after WW2

Finding Meaning Through Suffering

Finding Meaning Through Love & Work

Logotherapy in a Nutshell

The Will to Meaning

Paradoxical Intention

The Paradox of Striving for Happiness

The Meaning of Life

How The Meaning of Life Changes During the Course of One’s Life

The Is One Correct Answer to Every Situation in Life

“Live as if you were living already for the second time…”

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In this episode we unpack Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's classic book "Man's Search for Meaning" from 1946.

This Book Explores...

What happens when our will to meaning has become suppressed

How we can derive meaning from our suffering

Why 'what is the meaning of life?' is a bad question

Links to Reading & Articles mentioned

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo

The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass

Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!

Host: Zach Stehura ⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠

Guest: Barbara Spadaro

Theme Music: ⁠Polyens⁠o

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