“Man is originally characterized by his “search for meaning” rather than his “search for himself.” The more he forgets himself—giving himself to a cause or another person—the more human he is. And the more he is immersed and absorbed in something or someone other than himself the more he really becomes himself.” ― Viktor E.…
(Because this blog is read by a global audience with different backgrounds and interests, we do not cite sources with the same rigor as we would in psychological journals. For those interested on the scientific sources of logoteleology, please read “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology“. ) and Meaningful Purpose: A…
The Overview Effect.. A must see… Luis A. Marrero
Meaningful Purpose Psychology came to being as the result of one fundamental problem: Why is it that despite the availability of answers, humanity’s most pressing problems persist? For instance, reading the news on my mobile this morning (January 6, 2014) I read a well-written article published by Katie Zezima and Samantha Henry, from the Associated…
Shouldn’t the survival of humanity too be contingent on whether or not men arrive at a common denominator of meaning? Shouldn’t it be contingent on whether or not people, and peoples, find a common meaning, become united in a common will to a common meaning? Viktor E. Frankl, The Unheard Cry for Meaning. On my…