Joachim Meier
Biographic Data
| ID | 4045896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joachim Meier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joachim |
| FAMILY NAME | Meier |
| SIGNATURE | MEIER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5657-624X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Janus Face of Individualization. Young People’s Lives between Soft and Hard Individualization
In this article, we argue that contemporary individualization is characterized by a Janus-faced duality of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ individualization. Further, we disclose how the opposing demands of these two faces give rise to a series of conflicts, particularly evident in young people’s lives. While “hard individualization” demands optimization, goal orientation, and performance, “soft individualization” simultaneously encourages personal development…
The oughtness of existence: Living and suffering by what we ought
Rooted in the fact–value dichotomy of the modern scientific outlook, psychology tends to render “ought” as distinguishable from and additional to “is.” The purpose of this article, however, is to disclose an “oughtness” at the center of human existence by which human beings inevitably live and suffer. In the first part, psychology’s neglect of oughtness is tracked down through significant albeit different theoretical strands. Second, through a th…
Necessary Suffering? - Investigating Existential Suffering in Youth through Everyday Experiences of Bad Conscience
The purpose of this article is to develop an account of existential suffering in youth. According to recent studies, a growing amount of young Westerners has come to suffer from mental disorders, stress, and a general lack of well-being. It is suggested however that the massive concern for young people's mental health might risk contributing to an increased pathologization of all kinds of suffering in youth. In continuation hereof the article aim…
Necessary Suffering? - Investigating Existential Suffering in Youth through Everyday Experiences of Bad Conscience
The purpose of this article is to develop an account of existential suffering in youth. According to recent studies, a growing amount of young Westerners has come to suffer from mental disorders, stress, and a general lack of well-being. It is suggested however that the massive concern for young people's mental health might risk contributing to an increased pathologization of all kinds of suffering in youth. In continuation hereof the article aim…
Necessary Suffering? - Investigating Existential Suffering in Youth through Everyday Experiences of Bad Conscience
The purpose of this article is to develop an account of existential suffering in youth. According to recent studies, a growing amount of young Westerners has come to suffer from mental disorders, stress, and a general lack of well-being. It is suggested however that the massive concern for young people's mental health might risk contributing to an increased pathologization of all kinds of suffering in youth. In continuation hereof the article aim…
The oughtness of existence: Living and suffering by what we ought
Rooted in the fact–value dichotomy of the modern scientific outlook, psychology tends to render “ought” as distinguishable from and additional to “is.” The purpose of this article, however, is to disclose an “oughtness” at the center of human existence by which human beings inevitably live and suffer. In the first part, psychology’s neglect of oughtness is tracked down through significant albeit different theoretical strands. Second, through a th…
The Janus Face of Individualization. Young People’s Lives between Soft and Hard Individualization
In this article, we argue that contemporary individualization is characterized by a Janus-faced duality of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ individualization. Further, we disclose how the opposing demands of these two faces give rise to a series of conflicts, particularly evident in young people’s lives. While “hard individualization” demands optimization, goal orientation, and performance, “soft individualization” simultaneously encourages personal development…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 works) · Conscience (1 works) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (1 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (1 works) · Existentialism (1 works)