WHO AM I? What’s my purpose? What mark can I make on the world? Just about everyone has asked themselves these questions at some point in their lives, usually when they’re going through new life ...

Presaging Frankl’s emphasis on the congenital need for some sense of meaning and purpose in life, Carl Jung states, “I have observed that a life directed to an aim is in general better, richer, and ...

An existential crisis involves questioning life's meaning, choices, and freedoms, often leading to feelings of anxiety and unease. This can happen during life changes or challenges, causing confusion ...

Humans are an existential species. We need to believe that our lives have meaning. Currently, young people too often receive cultural messages that undermine meaning. They are told that they have ...

Is human existence meaningful? If so, what gives life meaning? Or, as some existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre assert, is life inherently meaningless? If so, how does one live and find ...

Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on our freedom to find meaning and take responsibility for our actions. Existential therapy helps people cope with anxiety and make authentic choices by ...

Science has given us so much. We ultimately owe speedy transportation, enthralling entertainment, life-saving advances, full bellies, and longer, healthier lives to individuals who asked questions, ...

COVID-19 brought existential questions to the fore as we contemplated the real possibility of death from an invisible threat. In 1967, a generation of young Americans emerged from the Summer of Love ...