From Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy to the Four Defining Characteristics of Self-Transcendence (ST)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractSelf-transcendence (ST) is a pathway to meaning, virtue, and happiness. This paper builds on an earlier presentation by expanding logotherapy's basic assumptions, arguing for objective standards for meaning, and elaborating the defining characteristics of ST.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Argues that self-transcendence requires objective standards for meaning and elaborates its defining characteristics within the framework of logotherapy. |
Abstract
The present paper continues my earlier presentation on self-transcendence (ST) as a pathway to meaning, virtue, and happiness (Wong, 2016), in which I introduced Viktor Frankl’s (1985) two-factor theory of ST. Here, the same topic of ST is expanded by first providing the basic assumptions of logotherapy, then arguing the need for objective standards for meaning, and finally elaborating the defining characteristics of ST.