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purpose

A Reason-Oriented Perspective on Meanings and Values

October 27, 2016 by Gleb Tsipursky

Social circles provide a venue for reflecting and a way to help others find clearer answers to life’s questions…

Categories Free Tags community, ethics, humanism, meaning, morals, purpose, reason, secular, values Leave a comment

The Smart Way to Work With Purpose

May 26, 2016 by Gleb Tsipursky

Job fulfillment and connections with others…

Categories Free Tags life meaning, live your purpose, meaning, meaningful life, purpose, purpose-driven life 2 Comments

A Biologist Looks at Religion, the Humanities, and Our Compulsive Sociability

March 19, 2015 by Brock Haussamen

What is the true purpose of sociality, religion, and the humanities in human existence?

Categories Free Tags existence, humanities, meaning, purpose, religion, ritual Leave a comment

The Purpose Problem

September 16, 2014May 19, 2014 by Jeremy Mattocks

Are the purpose-serving activities that keep us alive related to the purpose that we try to articulate about our life as a whole?

Categories Free Tags guest author, life, purpose 7 Comments

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