Viktor Frankls will to meaning

Authors

  • Ivo Studart Pereira Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65642007000100007

Keywords:

Frankl, Viktor Emil, Logotherapy, Psychotherapy

Abstract

The present paper aims to investigate a central point in the opus of Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl: the "will to meaning" concept. We believe that this concept constitutes the cornerstone of the anthropological view of Logotherapy. We also aim at showing how decisive that category is for a proper understanding of the authors thought. Our logic path has led us to a discussion over the selftranscendent quality of human existence and its relation to the will to meaning. Finally, we stand for the existence of a transposition of the individual in behalf of meaning in Logotherapy theory.

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Published

2007-03-01

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Original Articles

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