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Frankl explores meaning persuasively, but his comments on suicide so far have missed the point. Ideas such as: a suicidal person thinks they are solving a problem, but suicide isn't a solution. But what of the person who knows it is not a solution, but to whom it becomes seemingly inevitable; the person who balances the sheets and knows there is meaning even in suffering, but whose reason falters afore the compulsion

In the mans own words, his book has been met by silence from the scientific community. With this he implies the significance of his work. What it tells us, however, is that his work is not peer reviewed. In the hands of a lay man this book therefore is useless. Without extensive research on topics discussed the lay man can not judge the truthfulness of any single statement.

Interesting, fun read, but this idea of Ronson having become a psychopath-spotting-genious by taking one seminar given by Bob Hare, is becoming incredulously frustrating. Is it possibly just a linguistic ploy? Probably. Do we all pretend to be qualified diagnosticians after a single google search? Yes, but we don't all write books about it.

Alright. Started this in audio. BIG mistake. After two chapters I can say I remember nothing. Downloaded the e-book and am starting over.

This book is like having a ring fight against an overpowering opponent whose greatest delight is in watching you get up just to knock you down even harder this time.