Personal goals, life meaning, and virtue: Wellsprings of a positive life.

作者: Robert A. Emmons

DOI: 10.1037/10594-005

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摘要: As far as we know humans are the only meaning-seeking species on planet. Meaning-making is an activity that distinctly human, a function of how human brain organized. The many ways in which conceptualize, create, and search for meaning has become recent focus behavioral science research quality life subjective well-being. This chapter will review literature meaning-making context personal goals purpose. My intention be to document meaningful living, expressed pursuit personally significant goals, contributes positive experience life.

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