Neutrality, Partiality, and Meaning in Life

Meaning and Partiality Revised

Muskens presents in Meaning and Partiality a semantics of possibly contradictory beliefs and other propositional attitudes. We propose a different partial logic based on a few key equalities for the connectives and with four values (truth, falsehood, and undefinedness with negative and positive polarity; only the first truth value is designated). Aim and Scope In logical semantics the grammar a...

Religion and Neutrality: Myth, Principle, and Meaning

Meaning in life and mortality.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this exploratory study was to see if meaning in life is associated with mortality in old age. METHODS Interviews were conducted with a nationwide sample of older adults (N = 1,361). Data were collected on meaning in life, mortality, and select control measures. RESULTS Three main findings emerged from this study. First, the data suggest that older people with a str...

Meaning in Life

In this chapter, it is argued that meaning in life is an important variable for human well-being. Literature supporting this contention is reviewed, and complexities regarding defining meaning in life are discussed. Definitions of meaning have focused on several components, two of which appear central and unique to meaning in life, suggesting a conceptual framework of meaning in life comprised ...

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Assessing the Presence of and Search for Meaning in Life

Counseling psychologists often work with clients to increase their well-being as well as to decrease their distress. One important aspect of well-being, highlighted particularly in humanistic theories of the counseling process, is perceived meaning in life. However, poor measurement has hampered research on meaning in life. In 3 studies, evidence is provided for the internal consistency, tempor...