New Releases by Viktor E. Frankl

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.

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.

Ein Interdisziplinärer Dialog über Fragen der Sinnstiftung für das menschliche Leben - Ein lange verschollenes Dokument einer spannenden Begegnung - Zum 100. Geburtstag von Viktor E. Frankl am 5. März 2005 Der Psychotherapeut V. E. Frankl und der jüdische Theologe P. Lapide gestalteten 1984 in Wien einen interdisziplinären Dialog über Heil und Heilung des Menschen, der bislang unveröffentlicht blieb. Der besondere Reiz dieses Bandes liegt in dem Bestreben der beiden Autoren, sich ganz für die Perspektive der jeweils anderen Disziplin zu öffnen und ihr Wissen ausschließlich in den Dienst der Suche nach Wahrheit zu stellen. Dabei begegnen sich die beiden praktizierenden Juden immer wieder auf dem Boden ihrer persönlichen religiösen Erfahrung und in Bezug auf prägende, lebensgeschichtliche Ereignisse wie dem Holocaust. Fundamentale, existentielle Fragestellungen wie Leid und Schuld aber auch Liebe und Lebenssinn kommen hier in beeindruckender Tiefe zur Sprache.

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 ­každé krizi se skrývá také příležitost – a­ 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

意義治療法的開創之作 全球銷售逾12,000,000本 美國最有影響力的10大書籍之一 ★首度由德文原典直譯 ★結合德國版與美國版的內容，是最齊全的版本 ★收錄德文版重要內容「樺樹林同步劇」劇本 ★新增〈談悲劇樂觀主義〉，囊括弗蘭克教授畢生精華 ★歐美各大學、研究所與高中學生的常態指定讀物 無法控制的外力能奪走你的一切，但不能奪走你選擇如何面對的自由。 即使面對絕望、無法改變的命運，依然可以找到且活出生命的意義。 納粹統治時期，因為猶太人身分，弗蘭克全家都被關進集中營。他在集中營裡飽受摧殘，父母、兄長、懷孕的妻子都相繼死於毒氣室中。在生死關頭逼迫之下，他從絕望中找到活下去的意義，幫助他熬過營內的惡劣情況，並且體會出：人類生命的動力在於尋出意義，人只要參透為何而活，即能承受任何煎熬；而無論處境如何，亦皆有自由抉擇的餘地。 重獲自由後，弗蘭克將他的經驗與學術結合，開創了「意義治療法」，幫助世人尋找生命的意義；透過這段集中營經驗，能更理解弗蘭克「意義治療法」的精髓。 本書以弗蘭克的集中營經歷為本，呈現了人們如何在極端痛苦之下，將自身對生命的冀希轉化成對生命的承擔與回應，而為生活找到優越的價值表現——坦然無畏地面對命運。自出版迄今，轟動全球，堪稱為研究人類心理學的必讀經典。 【鄭重推薦】 南方朔／知名文化評論家 王浩威／知名精神科醫師 陳木金／政治大學教育系所教授 張利中／東海大學宗教研究所教授 賴賢宗／台北大學中文系系主任

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Nos anos 30, com o aumento em massa de suicídios entre os jovens universitários em Viena, um jovem psiquiatra austríaco propôs uma terapia inovadora: ajudar os estudantes a encontrar um sentido para a vida. Nascia assim a Logoterapia, que o autor comprovou de forma terrível no campo de concentração de Auschwitz: os prisioneiros que sobreviviam não eram os mais fortes fisicamente, mas aqueles que vislumbravam um sentido para a existência. Viktor E. Frankl, que relataria a sua experiência no livro O Homem em Busca de um Sentido, assistiu no pós-guerra ao crescimento económico da Europa e previu que, à medida que as pessoas vissem as suas necessidades básicas satisfeitas, começariam a esquecer-se do sentido da vida, e que isso acabaria por levar a um enorme vazio existencial. Neste livro (textos de 1947 a 1977) o autor vem contrariar esse vazio reafirmando os valores humanistas que se foram perdendo. O autor procura (re)encontrar o que temos de mais humano em diferentes expressões da cultura humana. Percorre a filosofia, a moralidade, mas também temas fulcrais para a psicologia , como o sexo ou a literatura, à procura daquilo que faz de nós humanos. A Voz que Grita por um Sentido quer devolver um rosto humano à psiquiatria e evidenciar o que cada um de nós tem de único e individual. E reforça a crença do autor de que num mundo confuso, só em nós próprios encontraremos um farol e um rumo para a vida.

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.

A young readers’ edition of the best-selling classic about the Holocaust and finding meaning in suffering, with a photo insert, a glossary of terms, a chronology of Frankl’s life, and supplementary letters and speeches The Library of Congress called it “one of the ten most influential books in America”; the New York Times pronounced it “an enduring work of survival literature”; and O, The Oprah Magazine praised it as “one of the most significant books of the twentieth century.” Man’s Search for Meaning has long riveted readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. This new young readers’ edition brings a beloved classic to a new generation of readers, offering a universal tribute to coping with suffering and finding one’s purpose. An abridged text of the original book (emphasizing Frankl’s personal story, while omitting some material on his psychological theory of logotherapy) is presented here, along with supplemental materials that vividly bring Frankl’s story to life, and a foreword by prominent young adult author John Boyne. Man’s Search for Meaning: A Young Readers’ Edition will help readers ages twelve to eighteen grasp Frankl’s enduring lessons on perseverance and strength with clarity and depth.

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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.

Wer sich öffnet für den Sinn seiner Lebenssituation mit ihren kleinen und großen Herausforderungen und Problemen, wird gesund und frei.Diese elementare Erkenntnis hat Viktor E. Frankl, ein Überlebender von Auschwitz, zur Grundlage eines neune therapeutischen Prinzipt gemacht:Heilung durch Sinnfindung. Nicht der Blick in die vielleicht schlimme, gar traumatisierende Vergangenheit macht gesund; es ist die Frage nach dem Wozu, die weiter hilft und heilt.

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.

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.

»Leben heißt letztlich eben nichts anderes als: Verantwortung tragen [...] für die Erfüllung der Aufgaben, die jedem einzelnen das Leben stellt.« (Viktor E. Frankl) Mit 35 Jahren kam der österreichische Psychiater Viktor E. Frankl in ein Konzentrationslager. In den Jahren der Gefangenschaft lernte er, wie Menschen mit unvorstellbarem Leid umgehen und wie es selbst an Orten größter Unmenschlichkeit möglich ist, einen Sinn im Leben zu sehen. Nach der Befreiung verfasste er in nur neun Tagen diesen bewegenden Erfahrungsbericht über seine Erlebnisse in den Konzentrationslagern Theresienstadt, Auschwitz und Türkheim. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten wurde das Buch zum Klassiker der Überlebensliteratur, Generationen von Leserinnen und Lesern finden darin Trost und Orientierung. In über fünfzig Sprachen übersetzt, bietet es eine faszinierende und auch heute noch tief bewegende Erkundung der menschlichen Willenskraft. Diese hochwertig ausgestattete Neuausgabe bietet erstmalig den Originaltext in neuer Deutscher Rechtschreibung sowie mit einem neuen Geleitwort von Ariadne von Schirach.