Man's Search for Meaning

Main Ideas

• Logotherapy as a method of psychotherapy based on the search for meaning in life.
• A person is capable of finding meaning even in the harshest conditions, such as concentration camps.
• Freedom of choice and responsibility for one's life and actions.
• The meaning of life can be found in three aspects: creativity, experiences, and one's attitude toward unavoidable suffering.
• The pursuit of meaning is the main motivation for a person, as opposed to the pursuit of pleasure or power.
• The concept of existential vacuum, when a person feels emptiness and meaninglessness.
• A person can overcome suffering by finding meaning and purpose in it.