Presentational/Existential Structures in Spoken versus Written German: Es Gibt and SEIN [PDF]
This article presents a synchronic, corpus-based examination of spoken German with regard to the distribution and function of presentational/ existential es gibt NP and a range of SEIN NP structures such as da SEIN , locative SEIN , es SEIN , and zero ...
Weinert, Regina
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The Writer and Existentialism: Fiction as a means of expressing existential ideas
The article examines the existential paradigm in fiction through the prism of the literary theory of the French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre. The author explores the relationship between the writer and the reader in their social context. It is argued that the task of a literary critic is mainly to study the writer's technique.
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An Empiricist Criterion of Meaning [PDF]
The meaning of scientific propositions is not always expressible in terms of observable phenomena. Such propositions involve generalizations, and also terms that are theoretical constructs.
Yann Benétreau-Dupin +1 more
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A blast from the past: the terror management function of nostalgia [PDF]
According to terror management theory, people turn to meaning-providing structures to cope with the knowledge of inevitable mortality. Recent theory and research suggest that nostalgia is a meaning-providing resource and thus may serve such an ...
Arndt, A. +3 more
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The hardness of the iconic must: Can Peirce’s existential graphs assist modal epistemology? [PDF]
Charles Peirce’s diagrammatic logic - the Existential Graphs - is presented as a tool for illuminating how we know necessity, in answer to Benacerraf’s famous challenge that most “semantics for mathematics” do not “fit an acceptable epistemology”.
Legg, Catherine, C. Legg
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The development of the Meaning in Life Index (MILI) and its relationship with personality and religious behaviours and beliefs among UK undergraduate students [PDF]
The scales available for assessing meaning in life appear to be confounded with several related constructs, including purpose in life, satisfaction with life, and goal-directed behaviour.
Hills, P. R., Francis, Leslie J.
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Meaning beyond fear in a post covid world within existential positive psychology.
Life can be difficult for many and the time during COVID-19 has compounded those struggles as the stress and fear generated during the pandemic has had a profound impact on people’s mental health.
Sims, Ceri M., Saunders, Bernadette
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Meaning in the Context of Existential Hagiotherapy [PDF]
The aim of this thesis is to describe meaning in the context of Existential Hagiotherapy and to answer the following research question: How do hagiotherapy participants experience the existential meaning?
Nečasová, Eliška
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Existential Insights in Cancer: Meaning in Life Adaptability
Previous research demonstrated that the cancer diagnosis and treatment evoke existential concerns, especially ones related to meaning in life and meaning-making processes. The cancer experience is a vital challenge that often entails changes in what is personally important in life.
David F. Carreno, Nikolett Eisenbeck
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ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen +23 more
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