
In The Unheard Cry for Meaning, Viktor Frankl builds on his logotherapy work to explore the crisis of meaning in modern life. This collection of essays and lectures critiques the reductionism of much 20th-century psychology and offers a compelling alternative: the human will to meaning. Frankl argues that many neuroses stem from an existential vacuum, not simply from trauma or biology, and calls for a psychology that affirms responsibility, purpose, and spiritual depth. The book is uneven in tone-some essays are scholarly, others more accessible—but the central insight resonates throughout. For readers drawn to soulful reflection and a deeper understanding of what drives human behaviour, this work offers a profound reminder: beneath many of our struggles lies an unheard cry-not for pleasure or power, but for meaning. It’s a timely and thoughtful read for those on a path of inner growth.