The search for Filipino Philosophy Is there a Filipino Philosophy? I read an essay titled “Doing Philosophy in the Philippines” by Dr. Afredo P. Co and his answer to this question can be summarized this way: Since the Philippines is a melting pot of cultures brought about by invasions‚ missionaries‚ trade etc. the Philippines has no distinctive and native philosophy to speak of. He goes on to say that the Philippines is a Spanish creation and an amalgam of east‚ west‚ north‚ south‚ Christian‚ pagan
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What is your meaning of life? And if you knew could it be a vital part of your survival? This is such a complex question‚ but even more complex when your circumstances are similar to Victor E. Frankl. A admirable phycologist‚ and author of “Mans Search For Meaning”. Victor took his readers through his journey and experiences of being prisoner in a concentration camp‚ but also the pursuit of life’s purpose. Part 1 of the book was “Experiences in a Concentration Camp”. This introduction is structured
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to the town an unheeded warning. Perhaps the most bizarre coincidence of all is Eliezer ‘s survival. He is fortunate emough‚ on his arrival in Birkenau‚ to meet a man who tells him to lie about his age. Despite Eliezer’s small size‚ he does not succumb to cold or exhaustion and is not chosen in any of the sections‚ even though many who are healthier than he‚ are sent to the gas chambers. Viktor Frankl (26 March 1905 - 2 September 1997)‚ was an Austrian neuologist and psychiatrist as well
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road‚ but rather a bustling‚ and unpredictable freeway filled with crater sized potholes. Nevertheless‚ it’s a road worth taking that’s full of rewards and adventure no matter which lane you turn. The tale of Viktor Frankl in his autobiography styled book "A Man’s Search For Meaning‚" demonstrates the agony and suffering that he had experienced through his imprisonment in a German concentration camp. His strength through this horrific ordeal was his understanding of human Psychology assisted him
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Man’s Search for Meaning: Response Paper Viktor Frankl (1902-1997) was an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist‚ and is notable as the founder of logotherapy‚ a form of psychotherapy which focuses on the achievement of meaning in life. He was also witness to one of the most terrible genocides in world history‚ and it is his experiences and his takeaways from the concentration camps that form the basis of his book‚ Man’s Search for Meaning. The book is separated into two parts: the first part details
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inefficiency to handle social situations. Pat explains that when Christopher feels as if he is in danger he shuts down and goes to his “safe” place. I completely agree with Pat’s statement. Christopher has a hard time understanding other people’s emotions and what they are trying to convey to him. When he feels he is not completely in control of his emotions or does not understand somebody else‚ his reaction is to go to his safe place. For Christopher‚ he is a logical thinker so he does not like the idea of
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REACTION TO VICTOR FRANKL’S MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING Frankl attains as high a level of humanism in his writing as one would think possible of any scientist. His psychology is based on empiricism. His experiences as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp‚ stripped of everything but his bare existence‚ led him to explore the ultimate sense of meaning in human life. In own privileged western world we don’t have to struggle for life and its essentials‚ like food. Furthermore‚ there is plenty to keep
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Intro to Philosophy 2.) Patriotism can be thought of as love of one’s country. Describe love of country using Frankl’s notion of love. What practical obligations does Frankl’s definition of love demand for a patriotic citizen of a democratic nation? Frankl says that love is realizing the potential of the beloved and therefore enabling them to manifest their potential. To love ones country‚ a patriotic individual needs to learn to look past what is and rather at what could and should be.
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Critical Book Review of Man’s Search for Meaning Heather Urmanski Silver Lake College History 205 Instructor Diane Weiland August 19‚ 2012 Introduction Man’s Search for Meaning‚ is a biography and the personal memoir of Victor Frankl’s experience in a Nazi Concentration Camp. The book was initially published in 1946 in German and was then published in 1959 in English‚ under the title From Death-Camp to Existentialism. Prior to World War II‚ Victor Frankl was a psychiatrist working
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Critical Review of Man’s Search for Meaning by Laura Beres Introduction In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Viktor E. Frankl tells the very personal story of his experience as a prisoner in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. He presents this story in the form of an essay in which he shares his arguments and analysis as a doctor and psychologist as well as a former prisoner. This paper will review Frankl’s story as well as his main arguments‚ and will evaluate the quality of Frankl’s writing
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