Thanks. It seems part of that critique rose out of infighting in the jewish community - Frankl did not want to seek persecution and hence was labeled a traitor

Thanks. It seems part of that critique rose out of infighting in the jewish community - Frankl did not want to seek persecution and hence was labeled a traitor to the cause? It sounds like he was treated like a willfull collaborator. Without more information I can actually relate to both sides of the argument. A person has a only one life. I can totally understand if one wants to just forget and move on. Regarding logotherapy - lots of people have survived great loss by chasing a higher goal. For example Enrico Fermi dove into physics at a young age after he had lost his beloved brother. Logotherapy is not philosophy, it's a treatment. It's intellectually dishonest to compare it to a political ideology. As diagnozed with severe depression recently I can't really fault the idea of trying to find meaning in those pieces of your life that you have left. The medical experimentation part sound nasty, though. I have no idea what to make of that. I suppose none of the above changes my view on the subject. The book is a self help book and like all in it's genre should be read with a pinch of salt and not like some deep philosophical guide to life. It's one medicine to deal with personal loss and tragedy. People are really different in terms of what works for them. The story in the book is still moving one. The fact that Mr. Frankl uses it to also advertize his professional services is fairly obvious, though.