In this episode we unpack Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's classic book "Man's Search for Meaning" from 1946.
This Book Explores...

What happens when our will to meaning has become suppressed
How we can derive meaning from our suffering
Why 'what is the meaning of life?' is a bad question

Links to Reading & Articles mentioned
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo
The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault
The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!
Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠
Guest: Barbara Spadaro
Theme Music: ⁠Polyens⁠o

Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
O2:09 Context of book
0:3:36 Egoism & Altruism amongst Prisoners
09:11 Phase 1: Denial
09:58 The Delusion of Reprieve
12:10 Phase 2: Apathy
13:31 Psychology of Guards
16:15 Two Types of Trauma
18:51 Phase 3: Anger
20:05 The desire for Revenge
22:40 Truth and Reconciliation after WW2
Forgive but not Forget
26:15 Finding Meaning Through Suffering
31:00 Finding Meaning Through Love & Work
33:20 Logotherapy in a Nutshell
33:44 The Will to Meaning
36:28 Paradoxical Intention
37:20 The Paradox of Striving for Happiness
40:02 The Meaning of Life
40:57 How The Meaning of Life Changes During the Course of One’s Life
44:00 The Is One Correct Answer to Every Situation in Life
46:24 “Live as if you were living already for the second time…”
48:47 Outro

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