Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychologist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity. He then edited those talks into a book.
Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl’s words resonate as strongly today as they did in 1946. He offers an insightful exploration of the maxim “Live as if you were living for the second time,” and he unfolds his basic conviction that every crisis contains opportunity. Despite the unspeakable horrors of the camps, Frankl learned from the strength of his fellow inmates that it is always possible to “say yes to life” - a profound and timeless lesson for us all.
Introduction by Daniel Goleman
On the Meaning and Value of Life I
On the Meaning and Value of Life II
Experimentum Crucis
Afterword by Franz Vesely
About Viktor E. Frankl
Further Works by Viktor E. Frankl
About the Viktor Frankl Institute
About Daniel Goleman and Franz Vesely
Notes
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