2 Quotes & Sayings By Volksweisheitheit
Viktor Frankl, author of "Man's Search for Meaning," was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1905. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and then worked as a psychiatrist before being sent to a concentration camp in the Holocaust. In the camps he became a man who found meaning in his life through his experience with evil and suffering. He received a Nobel Prize in 1977 for his work on finding meaning in life. Theodor Adorno was a German sociologist and philosopher who is best known for his work on jazz music, specifically the book "The Authoritarian Personality." He was at one time associated with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt School
Adorno is one of the most controversial figures in contemporary philosophy. His works attracted many critics, including some on the political right (e.g., Max Horkheimer) and some on the political left (e.g., Herbert Marcuse). Adorno's work has been viewed as highly influential by certain philosophers (e.g., Jacques Derrida), while others have dismissed it (e.g., Jürgen Habermas). Erich Fromm (1909–1980) was an influential American psychologist whose works include "The Art of Loving" and "The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness." He was one of the founders of psychoanalysis, but is best remembered today for his humanistic work.
His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and are widely read throughout the humanities and social sciences. Walt Whitman was an American poet who wrote some of the most important poems ever produced by an American writer. Most of his work is considered part of transcendentalism, which emphasizes emotion over reason and celebrates individualism over conformity to society's norms. However, he also wrote love poems that show how he lived out his belief that lovers should treat each other as equals regardless of their social status or wealth differences.
He once said "I think I could turn you inside out, you might get nothing but love at last."