On the question of the meaning of life

Vol. 21 Iss. 1 pp. 142–147 | St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work | ISSN: 1993-8101
2014 • Issue 1 • Volume 21Discussion club

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Abstract

There are layers of the meaning of life that could be perceived and not perceived by the mind. The subject of the article covers only those layers, which could be perceived. Emotive information is the environment of the meaning of life. Human concepts of the meaning of life change across time and space as a result of heterogeneity of human society. The article examines four possible directions of scientifi c search for the concept of «meaning of life».

Keywords

organ of meaning, purpose of life, human destiny, idea of a person, game, inheritance of a human, «mystery of being», world outlook

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