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"Analyzes life as we are living it, and the analysis is truthful and profound."--New York Times
Loneliness, boredom, emptiness: These are the complaints that Rollo May encountered over and over from his patients. In response, he probes the hidden layers of personality to reveal the core of man's integration--a basic and inborn sense of value. Man's Search for Himself is an illuminating view of our predicament in an age of overwhelming anxieties and gives guidance on how to choose, judge, and act during such times.- ISBN-100393333159
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- EditionReprint
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication dateFebruary 18, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
- Print length224 pages
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- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (February 18, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393333159
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393333152
- Lexile measure : 1350L
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #40,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #57 in Psychology (Books)
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Rollo May (1909-1994) was an influential existential psychologist and the author of Love and Will, The Courage to Create, and The Discovery of Being.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2024Dr. May is one of my favourite and respect authors. I think this book is a must-read for the people who decide to live their full, true life. It opens a new point of view on how we view our life and how to live our life. I enjoyed reading the book very much.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010Rollo May's understanding on the pressures of being human in this world are extraordinary. Writing in the shadow of World War Two, and the recent ending of the Korean war with its fears of global destruction, May introduces the idea of a new anxiety that treatens the person from the outside. Because of this, he sees a greater emphasis put on the familial, and interpersonal relationships of life. His emphasis on the "morbid dependencey," on mother, the regressive giving up of one's responsible growing up into maturity is quite profound. His chapter entitled, "THE STRUGGLE TO BE," with its sections called "Cutting The Psychological Umbilical Cord," and "The Struggle Against Mother," are very relevant to our own time even though May wrote nearly fifty years ago. Also the way May describes the loneliness, anxiety, guilt, and purposelessness of modern man hits the mark of the 21st century's post-modern environment. May's use of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Fromm, Eliot, Freud, Spinoza, Tillich, Goethe, Kafka, and Jesus in relevant and understandable ways, shows the breath of his scholarship. He writes as one who is in the midst of his cultural commentary. As a practicing psychoanalyst, and existential philosopher he describes the depth of a person's struggles with his/her own essential meanings, and the height of the society's struggle with dealing with the trivializtions of the important issues of life. Rollo May has given us a masterpiece on understanding the predicament that so many people find themselves in: estrangement from themselves, from God, from other people, and from their own culture.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024Rollo May ends this book, on the psychology of neurosis and courage and self-actualization during the 1950s age of anxiety, with the following:
"Does not the uncertainty of our time teach us the most important lesson of all -- that the ultimate criteria are the honesty, integrity, courage and love of a given moment of relatedness? If we do not have that, we are not building for the future anyway; if we do have it, we can trust the future to itself" (p. 209).
May's writing and analysis of the anxiety of the 1950s seems to fit with the post-pandemic age and uncertainty of today, along with its own lures of authoritarianism (which he discusses in the context of the 1940s and 50s -- fascism during the 40s but also the McCarthyism of the 50s).
My only complaint: 95% of May's examples (mostly from his own clients, but also made-up examples) are male-centered. His writing contains few examples of women's experience of anxiety, uncertainty, difficulties of facing responsibilities, difficulties and neuroses of having unresolved relationships with one's parents, etc. I would like to have read and known how May's existential psychology pertains to women in the age of anxiety, too.
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars rounds to 5Rollo May ends this book, on the psychology of neurosis and courage and self-actualization during the 1950s age of anxiety, with the following:
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
"Does not the uncertainty of our time teach us the most important lesson of all -- that the ultimate criteria are the honesty, integrity, courage and love of a given moment of relatedness? If we do not have that, we are not building for the future anyway; if we do have it, we can trust the future to itself" (p. 209).
May's writing and analysis of the anxiety of the 1950s seems to fit with the post-pandemic age and uncertainty of today, along with its own lures of authoritarianism (which he discusses in the context of the 1940s and 50s -- fascism during the 40s but also the McCarthyism of the 50s).
My only complaint: 95% of May's examples (mostly from his own clients, but also made-up examples) are male-centered. His writing contains few examples of women's experience of anxiety, uncertainty, difficulties of facing responsibilities, difficulties and neuroses of having unresolved relationships with one's parents, etc. I would like to have read and known how May's existential psychology pertains to women in the age of anxiety, too.
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015This book, has to be one of the classics in my book. I'm an avid reader, and I dabble a bit in psychology/philosophy and if you enjoy both you'll enjoy this book. I was listening to an Earl Nightingale audio book and he mentioned this book in it. It sounded interesting so I decided to buy it. I LOVE THIS BOOK. Now I must say I'm a bit partial because I realized while reading it that we share similar views on a lot of things. I even bought 2 other books of his immediately after starting this one (and LOVED them just the same!) but either way he explains things very thoroughly in an eclectic mix of psychological science and philosophical theory! And the way he ties everything together! It's really good. I bought this book in pretty good condition for 1 cent which is great, but also kinda sad because it just goes to show how much intellectual genius is undervalued these days! But it's a great book and I highly recommend it for cerebral people.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014I really enjoyed this psychological study on man's development as a thinking individual. The examples used from written works and historical figures were very helpful in clarifying some of the points made. At times I questioned whether I agreed with what was being said, but it very much agree with the final conclusion; definitely worth the read.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2018I liked this book some much, It uncover the a lot things regarding our behavior. I was amazed to find out that as human being we fight for our freedom when someone take even shadowing our identity is not acceptable. I have read history books and royal families conflicts and fight about their freedom.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019This delve into self awareness along with the examples given is an excellent read. Definitely must be able to read through a lot of the comprehensions twice but it is thought provoking and eye opening to those whom never have seen themselves from other perspectives
- Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023I chose this a 5 star rating because as I read the
book I continued recommending it to different people, and had conversations about it.
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- bobbyReviewed in Canada on January 17, 2025
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Well written book with deep insights. This book helped me in my career advancement.
- Shailender Jeet SinghReviewed in India on June 9, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
Nice insights. Appreciate the simplicity of explaining intricate human psychological problems and defining solutions for them. Good… Nice work Sir.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinario
Una gran guía para revisar nuestra vida y planificar nuestros pasos con corage y claridad
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- SimonReviewed in Australia on June 4, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars very insightful
Combined with the wisdom of The Road Less Traveled (M. Scott Peck) I’ve found a wealth of understanding and wisdom on an existential crisis and man’s search for himself. Both titles will become regular reads.
- Amie CastilloReviewed in Japan on April 6, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
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