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This edited volume takes an in depth exploration into the burgeoning field of meaning in life in the psychological sciences. Each chapter features leading scholars who describe current empirical findings in a thorough and accessible manner, highlighting i
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The Experience of Meaning in Life Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies
The Experience of Meaning in Life
Joshua A. Hicks • Clay Routledge Editors
The Experience of Meaning in Life Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies
Editors Joshua A. Hicks Department of Psychology Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA
Clay Routledge Department of Psychology North Dakota State University Fargo, ND, USA
ISBN 978-94-007-6526-9 ISBN 978-94-007-6527-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6527-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013940772 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I 1
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3
4
5
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7
Theoretical Perspectives
The Four Needs for Meaning, the Value Gap, and How (and Whether) Society Can Fill the Void................................ A. Will Crescioni and Roy F. Baumeister
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A Terror Management Perspective on the Creation and Defense of Meaning .............................................. Daniel Sullivan, Spee Kosloff, and Jeff Greenberg
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I Die, Therefore I Am: The Pursuit of Meaning in the Light of Death........................................................... Philip J. Cozzolino and Laura
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