New Releases by VIKTOR E. FRANKL

Revealing essays by the bestselling author of Man''s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl on the pervasive feeling of meaninglessness that many experience, and insights for creating a rich and purposeful life “People may have enough to live by; but more often than not, they do not have anything to live for,” writes Viktor Frankl in this compilation of articles and essays compiled by Alexander Batthyány. Known for his bestselling book, Man’s Search for Meaning, that continues to influence and inspire, Dr. Frankl’s body of work spans generations. A groundbreaking psychotherapist who founded the school of logotherapy, his work has been translated into over 50 languages and has impacted millions globally. Now for his devoted fans comes another book that provides a roadmap to some of his earlier writings and give insight into his most renowned theories and practices. Despite having ample material comforts, Frankl believes neglecting our existential needs leads to a feeling of meaninglessness and he offers insights and guidelines to create a “will to meaning” which he postulates is the driving force of human life. Assembled by Alexander Batthyány, who has contributed an introduction and is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute, this three-part volume offers a chronological selection of key texts and presents a comprehensive explanation of logotherapy. Part 1 begins with a deeper dive into logotherapy as a form of psychoanalysis and explains its foundational concepts. Part 2 discusses the philosophical aspects of logotherapy and existential analysis, touching on themes such as determinism and humanism, time, and what is meant by meaning. Finally, Part 3 examines special aspects of logotherapy, touching on collective neuroses, suffering, religion, and other topics.

Na busca por sentido, a consciência orienta o homem. Em poucas palavras, ela é um órgão do sentido e pode ser definida como a faculdade de perceber formas de sentido nas situações concretas da vida. A vontade de sentido é um fato, não uma crença. A busca do homem por sentido é a motivação primária em sua vida, não uma "racionalização secundária" dos impulsos instintivos. Este sentido é único e específico, na medida em que pode e deve ser cumprido somente pelo próprio indivíduo, adquirindo assim uma importância que satisfará à sua vontade de sentido. Para sobrevivermos em uma sociedade da abundância, tanto de bens materiais quanto de informações, e na qual o sentimento de falta de sentido se difunde rapidamente, precisamos nos conscientizar cada vez mais para distinguir na vida as formas autênticas de sentido, cientes de que possuímos a liberdade de escolher nossa atitude. Será a firmeza nessa atitude que nos permitirá testemunhar a faculdade única do ser humano de remodelar o sofrimento em conquista. Este livro reúne conferências que Frankl proferiu entre 1946 e 1971 sobre o tema central de sua obra: o homem está, em essência, em busca de um sentido e o auxílio prestado ao homem para encontrar esse sentido é a tarefa da Logoterapia. A vontade de sentido, revisada e posfaciada pelo Dr. Ivo Studart Pereira, chega aos leitores e estudiosos da obra de Viktor Frankl após cuidadoso aperfeiçoamento da terminologia técnica (filosófica e psicológica).

A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man''s Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies The Library of Congress lists Man’s Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influential books in history. Scientists and artists, politicians and celebrities regularly cite Frankl as one of the most important authors every person should read. Now, there is another book for his devoted fans to add to their collections. Published here for the first time in the United States, Embracing Hope continues Frankl’s enduring life’s work and provides even more lessons for those searching for meaning and purpose. It’s made up of four distinct pieces from Frankl on different themes - all uniting around the idea that we should remain open to life even when we have been subjected to appalling injustice, and even when we are faced with our own mortality and the brief nature of our lives. At a time of global suffering where so many are searching for hope and meaning, Frankl’s work seems more relevant and more important than ever. Whether you''re a devoted follower of Frankl''s work or a newcomer seeking to enrich your understanding of life''s purpose, this book promises a captivating journey that will leave you pondering its teachings long after you''ve turned the final page. Just imagine what would happen, what life would look like, if there were no death. Imagine what it would be like if you could postpone anything and everything, if you could put it off for eternity. You wouldn''t have to do anything today or tomorrow. Everything could just as easily be done next week, next month, next year, in a decade, in 100 or 1,000 years. Only in the face of death, only under pressure from the finiteness, the temporal limitation of human existence, is there any point in going about our business, and not only in going about our business, but in experiencing life, and not only in experiencing life but also in loving someone, and even in enduring and surviving something that is inflicted on us.

Tra il 1951 e il 1955 Viktor Frankl fu invitato da un'emittente radiofonica viennese a tenere una conversazione mensile su problemi di ordine psicoterapeutico. Ciò che si proponeva non era tanto il «discutere» di psicoterapia quanto piuttosto il «fare» della psicoterapia attraverso il microfono, utilizzando la radio come mezzo capace di contrastare la nevrosi collettiva. Spinto anche dall'enorme successo delle trasmissioni e dalle lettere ricevute dagli ascoltatori, decise poi di raccogliere i testi di quelle conversazioni, ampliati e annotati. Anche se ogni conversazione affronta - con lo stile fresco e diretto proprio della lingua parlata - un argomento a sé, le intersezioni sono inevitabili e ciò che si delinea alla fine è un pensiero coerente basato sulla resilienza, sull'abbracciare la vita anche davanti alle più grandi avversità, e soprattutto sulla ricerca di senso, che diventa un potente strumento terapeutico. Ciò che dobbiamo indagare non sono infatti i motivi all'origine di quel vuoto esistenziale da cui sembriamo sempre più afflitti, ma gli scopi con cui possiamo colmare quel vuoto.

This Classic Edition of On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders: An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis sees Viktor E. Frankl, bestselling author and founder of logotherapy, introduce his key theories and apply them to work with patients exhibiting symptoms of neurosis. James M. DuBois’ translation of Frankl’s Theorie und Therapie der Neurosen allows English readers to experience this essential text on logotherapy in an invigorating new light. DuBois also provides a new Preface to the book, highlighting the importance of both the original volume and Frankl’s work at large, and framing it within contemporary psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Throughout the book, Frankl uses his unique logotherapeutic approach to analyse neuroses and their impact. He looks in turn at how neuroses may be informed by psychoses, somatic disorders, and the mental implications of being diagnosed with a physical medical condition, as well as potential psychological, spiritual, and societal causes of neuroses. Masterfully translated and thoroughly annotated, this volume brings Frankl’s trailblazing theories into the 21st century and will be of great interest to psychiatrists and psychotherapists alike.

Hoffnung und Zuversicht trotz Lebenskrise: Auf Sinnsuche mit Viktor Frankl Er selbst erfuhr unfassbares Leid, überlebte mehrere Konzentrationslager und verlor seine Familie: Trotz dieser Schicksalsschläge war Viktor Frankl Zeit seines Lebens ein Menschenfreund, der es verstand, jede Krise zu meistern. Der Begründer der Logotherapie verwendete in seiner therapeutischen Arbeit gerne Gleichnisse aus dem Alltag, um die Bedeutung der Selbsttranszendenz für die Fähigkeit, Lebenssinn zu finden, aufzuzeigen. Elisabeth Lukas, seine bekannteste Schülerin, hat für dieses Buch die eindrücklichsten Gleichnisse zusammengetragen und kommentiert. - Viktor Frankl: Geschichten und Inspiration, zusammengestellt von einer Wegbegleiterin des berühmten Psychologen - Das Grundprinzip der Logotherapie: Wie begegnen wir dem Leben als Befragte, nicht als Fragesteller? - Die wichtigsten Gleichnisse, mit denen Viktor Frankl Werte vermittelte, neu aufgelegt und kommentiert - Was kurze Geschichten für die Persönlichkeitsentwicklung bedeuten: Eine Handreichung Kraft schöpfen mit den Büchern von Viktor Frankl: Die Gedanken einer inspirierenden Persönlichkeit »Viele Erkenntnisse, die in Frankls Schriften stecken, sind von zeitloser Gültigkeit, ja, aktueller denn je.« – Elisabeth Lukas. Mit ihren kenntnisreichen Ergänzungen verdeutlicht sie, wie relevant das Denken des Begründers der sinnzentrierten Psychotherapie heute ist. Die bibliophil ausgestattete Buchreihe aus dem Benevento Verlag macht Viktor Frankl für ein neues Publikum greifbar, das sicherlich ebenso von seinen Gleichnissen lernen wird wie frühere Generationen. Lebenskrisen meistern, anstatt an ihnen zu verzweifeln: Die Worte Viktor Frankls zeigen Wege auf, wie Mut und Hoffnung nicht verloren gehen!

Držíte v rukou nové vydání tří přednášek Viktora Frankla z roku 1946, které mají obrovskou sílu a jsou překvapivě aktuální a které shrnují celé myšlení tohoto velkého lékaře a psychoterapeuta. Jejich smyslem je ukázat, že život má navzdory všemu smysl – navzdory bídě, smrti, utrpení, nemoci, osudu – a je možné mu říci Ano. Mnoho lidí po celém světě skličuje poznání, že materiální blahobyt sám o sobě není tím, co by jejich životu dávalo smysl. Viktor Frankl říká, že je to sám život, kdo nám klade otázky, na něž máme odpovídat. A jedině když na ně odpovídáme, máme možnost naplnit smysl života. Frankl rozvíjí své základní přesvědčení, že být člověkem znamená být schopen zvolit si, jak budeme v různých situacích reagovat, jak k nim budeme přistupovat. Důkazem toho jsou jeho vlastní bolestivé zkušenosti se ztrátou, hladem a strachem ze smrti, ve kterých přese všechno dokázal nalézt i naději, přátelství a smysluplné zkušenosti. V u00adkaždé krizi se skrývá také příležitost – au00ad to prokázat svou vlastní lidskost.

"Os textos reproduzidos neste livro, transcrições de três das conferências ministradas por Viktor Frankl no ano de 1946, têm enorme força e incrível atualidade. Eles refletem sucintamente o conjunto das ideias desse grande médico e psicoterapeuta, difundidas, nas décadas seguintes, por meio de inúmeros artigos e livros. A profundidade com que Viktor Frankl ilumina a conditio humana nesses três textos não tem igual. É, portanto, extraordinário o mérito da [...] publicação deste volume do pensamento de Viktor Frankl para o público atual, em especial para os jovens." Do Prefácio de Joachim Bauer

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Viktor Frankl, der später als Arzt und Psychologe weltberühmt werden sollte, zeigt die Quellen auf, die unserem Leben Sinn spenden können, selbst nach schmerzhaften Erlebnissen: zum Beispiel das tätige Handeln, die Zuwendung zu anderen Menschen und das bewusste Erleben schöner Eindrücke in Natur und Kunst. Nur elf Monate nach seiner Befreiung aus dem Konzentrationslager hielt Frankl im März 1946 die drei hier abgedruckten Vorträge, die seine zentralen Gedanken zu Lebenssinn und Resilienz wiedergeben. Menschsein bedeutet für Viktor Frankl in jeder Lebenslage Auch-anders-Können. Eindringliche Belege dafür sind seine eigenen schmerzhaften Erfahrungen von Verlust, Hunger und Todesangst, die dennoch Hoffnung, Freundschaft und Sinnerfahrung zuließen. "Wenn das Leben einen Sinn hat, dann muss auch das Leiden einen Sinn haben", das war die Maxime des großen Arztes und Psychotherapeuten. Seine Schriften sind berührende Zeitdokumente und zugleich hochaktuell: Sie geben wichtige Impulse für die eigene Lebensgestaltung, zum Weiterleben auch nach traumatischen Erfahrungen. Jede Krise birgt auch eine Chance - nämlich die eigene Menschlichkeit unter Beweis zu stellen.

Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning sold over 10 million copies and was translated into over 30 languages and was deemed by a survey of the Library of Congress one of “the ten most influential books in America”. This volume introduces and presents translations of a number of important but less well-known writings by Viktor Frankl, translated from the original German, in which he forthrightly relates psychology to religious concepts. These cast a strong, new light on the generally received understanding of Frankl’s contribution to psychology – “logotherapy” – and its relationship to the soul and universal ethics.

Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international bestseller Man’s Search for Meaning. Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, 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. Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl’s words resonate as strongly today—as the world faces a coronavirus pandemic, social isolation, and great economic uncertainty—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.

Viktor Frankl, bestselling author of Man''s Search for Meaning, explains the psychological tools that enabled him to survive the Holocaust Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man''s Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more deeply into the ways of thinking that enabled him to survive imprisonment in a concentration camp and to find meaning in life in spite of all the odds. He expands upon his groundbreaking ideas and searches for answers about life, death, faith and suffering. Believing that there is much more to our existence than meets the eye, he says: ''No one will be able to make us believe that man is a sublimated animal once we can show that within him there is a repressed angel.'' In Man''s Search for Ultimate Meaning, Frankl explores our sometimes unconscious desire for inspiration or revelation. He explains how we can create meaning for ourselves and, ultimately, he reveals how life has more to offer us than we could ever imagine.

På baggrund af tre års erfaring som koncentrationslejrfange udvikler forfatteren sin psykiatriske retning Logoterapien. Logoterapien er vel nok vor tids mest betydningsfulde psykologiske retning og et opløftende svar på de teorier, der ynder at opfatte menneskets sind som en ren maskine. Viktor E. Frankl, cand.med., PhD, 1905-1997, var professor i Neurologi og Psykiatri på University of Vienna. I 25 år var han chef for Vienna Neurological Policlinic. Hans ”Logoterapi/Eksistentielle analyse” blev med tiden kendt som den ”Tredje wienske skole for psykoterapi”. Han havde professorater på Harvard, Stanford, Dallas og Pittsburgh, og var professor i logoterapi på det amerikanske internationale universitet i San Diego, Californien. Frankls 39 bøger er udgivet på 48 sprog. Hans bog ”Man’s Search for Meaning” (Menneskets søgen efter mening) har solgt millioner af eksemplarer og er på listen over ”de ti mest betydningsfulde bøger i Amerika”.

Világszerte olvasók egész generációi számára nyújtott megrázó élményt Viktor Frankl pszichiáter klasszikus memoárja, amelyben a náci haláltáborokban zajló mindennapi életről számol be. Frankl négy koncentrációs tábort járt meg 1942-45 között, ezek egyike Auschwitz volt. Meg kellett tapasztalnia szülei, fivére és várandós felesége halálát, és később ezekből a tragikus élményekből, saját és mások végletes gyötrődéséből kiindulva hozta létre terápiás módszerét. A szenvedést nem kerülhetjük el, állítja Frankl professzor, azt azonban eldönthetjük, hogy milyen módon viszonyulunk hozzá, és találunk-e benne értelmet. Értelmet találni az életben, bármilyen is az; kitűzni bizonyos célokat, és azok felé haladni - Frankl logoterápiájának ez a törekvés az alapköve. Sok tekintetben a pszichoanalízisre épít ez az elmélet, de annál általánosabb érvényű, és pozitív üzenete révén mindenkit szíven talál. Az ember egyedi, senki mással össze nem téveszthető lény, hangsúlyozza dr. Frankl, éppen ezért mindenkire rá van bízva, hogyan éli meg, hogyan értelmezi saját személyes tapasztalatait. Hozzuk ki a legtöbbet a lehetőségeinkből, forduljunk bizakodással a jövő felé, és legyünk elfogadóak - a logoterápia módszere ebben segít. Viktor E. Frankl 1997-ben, kilencvenkét évesen hunyt el. Könyvét azóta több mint harminc nyelvre fordították le, gondolatai olvasók tízmillióihoz jutottak el. Visszaemlékezését az amerikai kongresszusi könyvtár már évtizedekkel ezelőtt beválogatta a tíz legnagyobb hatású könyv közé.

Toda la obra de Viktor E. Frankl está impregnada del profundo conocimiento del ser humano que tenía su autor, y de una visión humanista que nunca lo abandonó y que lo impelía a buscar a toda costa un sentido a la vida del individuo concreto y de la existencia humana. Así, a pesar de los años terribles marcados por su reclusión en campos de concentración nazis, sus reflexiones sobre el sufrimiento y la libertad esencial del ser humano ponen de relieve en todo momento el valor de la vida y nuestra capacidad para sobreponernos a las peores adversidades. Este libro recoge tres conferencias y un esbozo autobiográfico hasta ahora inéditos en castellano. Liberado en 1945 de su condición de prisionero judío, Frankl regresó a Viena donde se encargaría de dirigir la Policlínica Neurológica y retomaría la actividad académica. En 1946 pronunció tres conferencias que poco después verían la luz en forma de libro y donde empezaba a dejar testimonio de su dolorosa experiencia en los campos. El esbozo autobiográfico que completa este volumen constituye una aproximación valiosa a su trayectoria vital e intelectual.

Bisher unveröffentlichte Texte des Psychotherapeuten und Begründers der Logotherapie, Viktor E. Frankl, spiegeln eindrucksvoll die ungebrochene Bereitschaft, jeder Krisensituation im Leben mit der Frage nach dem „Wie?“ zu begegnen. Vor dem Hintergrund neuer Berichte Frankls über das Erlebte im Konzentrationslager bekommt diese Bereitschaft eine existenziell radikale Dimension. Frankl antwortet in den Texten auf Fragen nach Menschenwürde, Versöhnung, Kriegsfolgen und Daseinsfragen in der ihm eigenen Philosophie. Herausgegeben werden die Texte von Professor Alexander Batthyány. Er leitet das Viktor Frankl Institut in Wien und arbeitet zusammen mit DDr. h.c. Eleonore Frankl den privaten Nachlass Viktor Frankls auf.

Viktor E. Frankl, cuya primera crisis existencial le sobreviene a una edad tan temprana como la que tenía Mozart cuando compuso su primer minué, fue incapaz de no dejar su impronta en el siglo XX: el siglo del replanteamiento de todos los valores, de la vertiginosa aceleración de todos los procesos y de la decadencia de las costumbres sometidas a una constante manipulación cotidiana. Con una extraordinaria capacidad de percepción, Frankl dedicó su vida exclusivamente a un pensamiento fundamental que, antes de él, parecía innecesario: que la vida tiene un sentido y que dicho sentido no es una imaginación nuestra, sino que realmente existe. Podemos, pues, aplicar a Frankl la famosa frase de Goethe: «En el principio era el sentido».

From the author of Man''s Search for Meaning, one of the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl is known as the founder of logotherapy, a mode of psychotherapy based on man''s motivation to search for meaning in his life. The author discusses his ideas in the context of other prominent psychotherapies and describes the techniques he uses with his patients to combat the "existential vacuum." Originally published in 1969 and compiling Frankl''s speeches on logotherapy, The Will to Meaning is regarded as a seminal work of meaning-centered therapy. This new and carefully re-edited version is the first since 1988.

A côté des névroses psychogènes, il existe des névroses "noogènes", expression d'une véritable détresse spirituelle du fait d'un abyssal sentiment d'absence de sens. Ce qui constitue l'apport principal de V. Frankl trouve une de ses expressions les plus abouties dans cet ouvrage qui démontre que l'inconscient humain ne parle pas seulement de pulsions insatisfaites mais ... de Dieu.

In our age of depersonalization, Frankl teaches the value of living to the fullest. Upon his death in 1997, Viktor E. Frankl was lauded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time. The Unheard Cry for Meaning marked his return to the humanism that made Man''s Search for Meaning a bestseller around the world. In these selected essays, written between 1947 and 1977, Dr. Frankl illustrates the vital importance of the human dimension in psychotherapy. Using a wide range of subjects—including sex, morality, modern literature, competitive athletics, and philosophy—he raises a lone voice against the pseudo-humanism that has invaded popular psychology and psychoanalysis. By exploring mankind''s remarkable qualities, he brilliantly celebrates each individual''s unique potential, while preserving the invaluable traditions of both Freudian analysis and behaviorism.