Man's search for meaning Viktor Frankl

"Man's Search for Meaning" is a book by Viktor Frankl that explores the importance of finding meaning in life as the key to survival. The author, a prominent Viennese psychiatrist, based his work on his own experiences in concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice. Frankl's theory, known as logotherapy, holds that the primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what a person personally finds meaningful. He identified three possible sources of meaning: work, love, and courage in difficult times.