Embracing Hope by Viktor E. Frankl

Embracing Hope

On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life

Viktor E. Frankl, Steve West, Beacon Press Audio

Beacon Press · Print & ebook · August 20, 2024

A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies The Library of Congress lists Man’s Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influential books in history.

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A compact meditation on freedom, responsibility, and meaning, with Frankl’s calm moral clarity.
Genres
Existential Approaches, Existentialism, Philosophy Writing
Published
Beacon Press, August 20, 2024

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A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies The Library of Congress lists Man’s Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influential books in history.

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Scientists and artists, politicians and celebrities regularly cite Frankl as one of the most important authors every person should read. Now, there is another book for his devoted fans to add to their collections. Published here for the first time in the United States, Embracing Hope continues Frankl’s enduring life’s work and provides even more lessons for those searching for meaning and purpose. It’s made up of four distinct pieces from Frankl on different themes - all uniting around the idea that we should remain open to life even when we have been subjected to appalling injustice, and even when we are faced with our own mortality and the brief nature of our lives. At a time of global suffering where so many are searching for hope and meaning, Frankl’s work seems more relevant and more important than ever. Whether you're a devoted follower of Frankl's work or a newcomer seeking to enrich your understanding of life's purpose, this book promises a captivating journey that will leave you pondering its teachings long after you've turned the final page. Just imagine what would happen, what life would look like, if there were no death. Imagine what it would be like if you could postpone anything and everything, if you could put it off for eternity. You wouldn't have to do anything today or tomorrow. Everything could just as easily be done next week, next month, next year, in a decade, in 100 or 1,000 years. Only in the face of death, only under pressure from the finiteness, the temporal limitation of human existence, is there any point in going about our business, and not only in going about our business, but in experiencing life, and not only in experiencing life but also in loving someone, and even in enduring and surviving something that is inflicted on us.

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A compact meditation on freedom, responsibility, and meaning, with Frankl’s calm moral clarity.

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  • Frankl’s spare, reflective voice
  • A daily dip into big questions

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  • Layered existential reflection
  • Philosophy with a human touch

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Existential Approaches41%
Existentialism28%
Philosophy Writing23%

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Publisher categories

  • Philosophy
  • Existential Approaches
  • Judaism
Authors
Viktor E. Frankl, Steve West, Beacon Press Audio
Publisher
Beacon Press
Published
August 20, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Philosophy