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Book Notes: "Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning" by Viktor Frankl

Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I have only ever skirted around the fringes of psychology with Lewin, Maslow, Kotter et al., so reading Frankl required some frequent mini-research projects to catch up. Much food for thought, but I thought I was reading Man's Search for Meaning, but this is an updated work that combines a few of his other works. The concept of "existential vacuum" resonates, especially in the context of modern times. If humans are no longer driven by instincts or traditions, we no longer know what we must do or should do. This means humans do not even know what they wish to do. In concluding, Frankl offers his definition of religion, "paralleling" Einstein's and Wittgenstein's. This was very useful, but I find myself in Wittgenstein's camp, and so down the well I go.



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Book Notes: "The Joshua Factor" by Donald Clayton

Joshua Factor by Donald D. Clayton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This is a very clever book. I first read this in the 1990s, at about the same time I read Boundaries, which I am re-reading again now. The rich blend of geopolitical, scientific, religious, historical, and philosophical concepts is superb. Well worth a second read but I must admit that when I first read this, I really had little idea about much of its content. If ever I enjoyed a science fiction book, this is my favourite.



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