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Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide

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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
Neurologist
Professor
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
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Writer
Vienna
Austria
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl
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