PPE 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Homeostasis
2 Jun 2016
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According to frankl, the will to pleasure is self-defeating because the more people try to seek out pleasure, the less likely they are to find it, and even if they do find pleasure, the results are fleeting. He believes that freudian approaches overlook that fact that human beings encounter other human beings who also each out for meanings to fulfill. Frankl suggests that man makes a conscious effort to find meaning, rather than just trying to reduce unpleasant stimuli: why does frankl choose the term will to meaning rather than need for meaning or. Frankl describes the need for meaning or drive toward meaning as a desire to restore homeostasis and maintain equilibrium with oneself rather than having a genuine concern with meaning.
