... say yes to life anyway
... anyway yes to life say: A psychologist experiences the concentration camp (English title Man's Search For Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy ) is a book of the Austrian psychiatrist (the term psychologist in the German title is wrong) Viktor Frankl , the year 1946 has been published . Frankl describes his experiences in German concentration camps , including the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Kaufering III and VI satellite camps , during the Second World War . The title contains the quote “I still say yes to life” from the refrain of the camp anthem Das Buchenwaldlied by concentration camp inmate Fritz Löhner-Beda .
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In the experience report, which Frankl initially wanted to publish anonymously, he describes his experiences in the concentration camp from the perspective of a Jewish psychiatrist . First of all, it is about the impact of being sent to a concentration camp on the prisoners, but also about the relationships between prisoners, such as the fact that some prisoners who became guards acted more brutally than the actual SS guards.
For Frankl, the central experience in the concentration camp was the experience that it is possible to see meaning in life even under the most inhumane conditions . He describes how those inmates had a better chance of surviving who had someone waiting for them. For Frankl himself, it was the idea that in the future he would give lectures on the effects of the camp on the psyche.
The last 50 pages consist of a very special kind of play. Socrates , Kant and Spinoza have come from heaven to the “Birkenwald concentration camp” and want to help the unsuspecting people. But they cannot do that; people have to find the meaning of their lives for themselves.
Edition
Frankl's book achieved a high level of awareness. It has been translated into 26 languages. Over 12 million copies have been sold worldwide.
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- Viktor E. Frankl: A psychologist experienced the concentration camp. Verlag für Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1946.
- Viktor E. Frankl: ... to say yes to life anyway: A psychologist experienced the concentration camp (paperback edition). dtv, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-423-10023-0 (28th edition 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-30142-8 ).
- Viktor E. Frankl: ... to say yes to life anyway: a psychologist experienced the concentration camp. Kösel, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-466-36859-4 (3rd edition 2012).
Web links
- Original audio document: Viktor Frankl reports on his experiences in the Kaufering concentration camp complex from Anton Posset 's archive, recorded during the inauguration of the memorial stone on the remains of the Kaufering III concentration camp on November 11, 1984 by the Landsberg citizens' association in the 20th century and the Kaufering municipality . Viktor Frankl was present as a former inmate and gave a commemorative speech. He then faced a discussion with the district citizens and was led by Anton Posset through the remains of the Kaufering camp complex. Flash player audio online, 5 min.
Individual evidence
- ^ Viktor E. Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning, epilogue, page 155. Beacon Press, ISBN 978-0-8070-1429-5 (paperback edition).
- ↑ limited preview in the Google book search