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The Ethical and Existential Meaning of Beauty
Ethics and beauty have been neglected subjects in modern artistic and architectural discourse. These essential dimensions have been replaced by performative qualities and a manipulative aestheticization.
Juhani Pallasmaa
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A journey towards meaning: An existential psychobiography of Maya Angelou [PDF]
This psychobiography focuses on meaning making in the early life and young adulthood of acclaimed African American author Maya Angelou (1928-2014) through the lens of Frankl’s existential psychology with a specific focus on the tri-dimensional nature of human beings and the fundamental triad.
Harisunker, Nadene, du Plessis, Carol
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Existential positive psychology and integrative meaning therapy [PDF]
The unprecedented changes in our society because of COVID-19 and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) shows that our healthcare system and the medical approach to psychotherapy can no longer meet the mental health needs of society. This paper first described the negative impact of COVID-19 and 4IR on our mental health.
Paul T P Wong
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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.
David F. Carreno, Nikolett Eisenbeck
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Biblical Hermeneutics and the Word about the Ineffable [PDF]
Paul Ricoeur’s engagement with biblical hermeneutics and his critique of Rudolf Bultmann’s existential hermeneutics shed light on the complex relationship between language, meaning, and religious experience.
René Dentz
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The Present State of Existential Interventions Within Palliative Care
Existential psychotherapy is rooted in the European tradition of existential philosophy. Existential philosophers include Husserl and Heidegger, who were German, and Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Merleau-Ponty, who were French.
Takeshi Terao, Moriaki Satoh
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The aim of this study was to explore how older adults (aged > 65) confronted with imminent death express their thoughts and feelings about death and dying and verbalize meaning.
Dorte Toudal Viftrup +7 more
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Finding Meaning Amidst COVID-19: An Existential Positive Psychology Model of Suffering
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis of suffering. We conceptualize suffering as a deeply existential issue that fundamentally changes people indelible ways and for which there are no easy solutions.
Daryl R. Van Tongeren +1 more
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CONSUMERISM VERSUS THE CULTURE OF EXISTENTIAL INTELLIGENCE [PDF]
The present study aims to investigate the possible difficulties that human beings (especially young people) face in finding the existential meaning in consumer society.
Elena NEDELCU
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Meanings of “the existential” in a Secular Country: A Survey Study
"The existential" is a concept that many people use albeit associated with different meanings. In order to increase research-based insight into the meaning of "the existential," we conducted a questionnaire study in Denmark in 2018 in which we asked 1.106 Danes of various age, gender, educational and geographical background about personal associations ...
Niels Christian Hvidt +2 more
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