Logotherapy and existential analysis: an assessment of the situation
In 2021 a book on the current status of logotherapy was published in Russian by legendary authors Alexander Batthyány, professor at the University of Vienna, director of the Viktor Frankl Institute, visiting honorary professor at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, and Elisabeth Lukas, professor, a former student of Frankl, the most respected and brilliant theorist and practitioner of logotherapy today. The book touches on major issues such as the pathology of the spirit of the time, the idea of human, questions of meaning, the differences between Frankl’s logotherapy and the Längle’s approach, the meaning of logotherapy, scientific research relating to it, logotherapy in practice, about transcendence, about living logotherapy and much more. A veritable treasure trove for those who want to better understand the essence of this most interesting and topical trend in psychology and philosophy. According to Franz Veselу, in the format of dialogue and discussion by two distinguished experts, the most current and problematic issues of logotherapy, which have long been waiting to be addressed, are discussed and include criticism and meaningful accuracy. Which, in the end, keeps logotherapy alive and forward in an open dialogue with scientific, philosophical, and societal trends and issues of our time. This publication will present the initial sections of the first chapter of the book, entitled “The Pathology of the Spirit of Time in the 21st Centur y”.