Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Frankl: A Man of Meaning Ever reach a point in life where it suddenly ceases to have meaning? Or perhaps life has grown dull, slowly losing its excitement. This is what Viktor Frankl addressed throughout his lifetime through his work and experiences as a prisoner during the Holocaust, a psychiatrist, neurologist, and a man with a strong tie to sorrow. Viktor Frankl helped people find meaning in life by teaching that love can save all, suffering can lead to strength and through his theory

In the book Man’s Search for meaning, author Viktor Frankl describes his experiences with the horrible conditions in concentration camps. This included many days of extreme labor, disease with not enough medicine to treat each victim, and this was only if you survived the weeding out process in the beginning to determine whether or not one was fit to work. Human beings lost value and individuality, they became animalistic. They were just a number, and it was a constant fight to stay alive and healthy

Man’s Search for Meaning is one of the most influential autobiographies in the world. The memoir is written by Viennese-Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl. He was imprisoned in the Nazi death camps during World War II, and is one of the few people who survived the brutal hardship. Meno is one of the five dialogues written by Plato that conveys Plato’s and Socrates’ philosophical ideas. Socrates was one of the greatest and wisest philosophers in Athens, and still holds that title in today’s society

Many arguments were made in Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning about the term “suffering” and how us as individuals respond to others suffering. Frankl says that if suffering has no meaning, then there is no reason to live at all. Simone Weil incorporates this in her book An Anthology by arguing that it is our obligation as human beings to aid to ones suffering. Frankl and Weil both have the same idea in that they both look at people who are suffering. Seeing what each side argues will help

Frankl added a postscript to this book called “The Case for Tragic Optimism”. In this paper, I’m going to critically summarize this postscript by explaining the overall thesis along with the most important points Frankl uses to support his thesis. I will also explain where I agree or disagree with Frankl’s various points and why. The overall thesis of Frankl’s book is that “life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones”(prologue xiv). The word potential there

Viktor E. Frankl found a thought-provoking way to explore how crucial it is for a prisoner to adapt to his new life. This is the utmost compelling life insight to myself at this point in my own life. Frankl wrote, “When one examines the vast amount of material which has been amassed as the result of many prisoners’ observations and experiences, three phases of the inmate’s mental reactions to camp life become apparent: the period following his admission; the period when he is well entrenched in camp

Viktor E. Frankl found an interesting way to explore how crucial it is for a prisoner to adapt to his new life. This is the utmost compelling life insight to myself at this point in my own life. Frankl wrote, “When one examines the vast amount of material which has been amassed as the result of many prisoners’ observations and experiences, three phases of the inmate’s mental reactions to camp life become apparent: the period following his admission; the period when he is well entrenched in cap routine;

Theme The theme of The Theft of Memory is somewhat of a social commentary, a personal and medical analysis of Alzheimer’s disease. Jonathan Kozol discusses his father’s decent into Alzheimer’s from his own point of view and how the experience related to their family as a whole. He shares his grief and suffering along with celebrating the impact that his father had on so many people throughout his lifetime. Jonathan tells stories from his father’s past to illustrate what an incredible doctor and

PTSD in Holocaust Survivors The Nazis killed over six million Jews and millions of other Polish and Soviet civilians in the Holocaust. They also killed gypsies, physically and mentally disabled people and homosexuals. The number of survivors today are quickly dwindling down. Clinical psychologist Natan Kellermann defines a Holocaust survivor as any Jew who lived under Nazi occupation and was threatened by the “final solution” (Kellermann 199). This definition can be applied to not only Jews, but

This paper will discuss the dominant political ideologies presented in news coverage regarding the Ukraine crisis. Tensions within Ukraine started escalating in November of 2013 when Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych rejected a European Union trade deal and accepted a loan offered by Russia to relieve Ukraine’s financial strain (Hepburn, 2014). Many Ukrainian’s want a European trade deal to strengthen European relations and eliminate their ties with the Russian government (Hepburn, 2014). Civilians