W poszukiwaniu pedagogiki sensu: recenzja książki Jarosława T. Michalskiego „Meaning of Life and Pedagogy. Impulses of Thought by Viktor E. Frankl”

Monika Wolińska

doi:10.21697/fp.2025.2.27

Published: 2025-12-30

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2025)

In Search of a Pedagogy of Meaning: a Review of Jarosław T. Michalski’s “Meaning of Life and Pedagogy. Impulses of Thought by Viktor E. Frankl”

Monika Wolińska

Pedagogical Forum

Section: Reviews

https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2025.2.27

Abstract

Jarosław T. Michalski's book Meaning of Life and Pedagogy. Impulses of Thought by Viktor E. Frankl analyzes V.E. Frankl's logotherapy contribution to meaning pedagogy, highlighting the search for meaning, responsibility, and conscience as key educational categories. The monograph discusses human existential challenges, from existential vacuum to self-transcendence, and their relevance for contemporary educational practice amid value crises and digital transformation. The work proposes a humanistic pedagogy that supports integral personal development through authentic responses to life's questions.

Keywords:

Viktor E. Frankl, meaning pedagogy, search for meaning, logotherapy

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Wolińska, M. (2025). In Search of a Pedagogy of Meaning: a Review of Jarosław T. Michalski’s “Meaning of Life and Pedagogy. Impulses of Thought by Viktor E. Frankl”. Pedagogical Forum, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2025.2.27

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