Dr. Eglee Gimon led the 19th LogoChat: Synchronization in Buchenwald

Dr. Eglee Gimon reflected on Dr. Viktor Frankl’s play Synchronization in Buchenwald, which is, in essence, an imaginative encounter between the main character, Franz, and some of history’s greatest philosophers—Socrates, Kant, and Spinoza—within the setting of Buchenwald. Dr. Eglee explains that through this fictional yet philosophically grounded dialogue, we can examine how wisdom transcends time, how suffering can become a source of meaning, and how vocation emerges through responsibility to life.

Beyond its philosophical themes, the play explores the spiritual and metaphysical dimensions of human existence, inviting reflection on whether profound encounters—synchronizations between persons, ideas, and historical moments—may reveal a deeper order that transcends ordinary experience. It alludes strongly to the noetic dimension of the person and to the possibility that conscience, inspiration, and seemingly meaningful coincidences may point toward a reality in which human beings participate in a larger tapestry of meaning.