The Self-transcendent Character of Kei Khosro; Based on the Theory of Viktor Frankl

Logos, a Greek word, literally means “meaning”. Logotherapy that is considered as the "Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy" puts an emphasis on meaning of man’s life and the search for meaning. According to the principles of Logotherapy, the search for meaning is the main derive during one’s life. The need for meaning is the most humane motive and undeniable fact in human life. Will to meaning is a general orientation that leads to self-realization and self-transcendence. Finding meaning in life is the goal of logotherapy; it reflects responsibility, freedom, and will to meaning and this is Frankl's interpretation of the modern existential analysis. Based on the Viktor Frankl's principle of meaning, the authors of the present article try to analyze the character of Kei Khosro as a self-transcendent individual. Kei Khosro is a character that has established the perfection of his own character based on the concept of will to meaning. In addition to self-knowledge, he tries to achieve his perfection and to fulfill his talents through the concepts such as freedom, choice, responsibility and spirituality.