Viktor Emil Frankl, M. D., Ph. D. (26 March 905 – September 1997) Viktor Emil Frankl, M. D., Ph. D.

Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D. (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997)

• Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D. (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997)

• An Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of existential analysis, the "Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy". His best-selling book Man's Search for Meaning (published under a different title in 1959: From Death-Camp to Existentialism, and originally published in 1946 as Trotzdem Ja Zum Leben Sagen: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager, meaning Nevertheless, Say "Yes" to Life: A Psychologist Experiences the Concentration Camp) chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate which led him to discover the importance of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most sordid ones, and thus, a reason to continue living. Frankl became one of the key figures in existential therapy and a prominent source of inspiration for humanistic psychologists.

• Excerpt taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl

Victor Frankl believed that people can be encouraged to act “decent.” In an essay, describe this belief using the two texts (“A Case for a Tragic Optimism” and “Search for Meaning”) we have studied in class.

• Victor Frankl believed that people can be encouraged to act “decent.” In an essay, describe this belief using the two texts (“A Case for a Tragic Optimism” and “Search for Meaning”) we have studied in class.

• Be sure to:

• Give examples from both texts to support your argument

• Essay follows MLA format