Assessing views of life
A Subjective Affair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8110574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arjan Markus (0000-0003-4131-6514, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-143 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412503006425 |
| OpenAlex | W1804725589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Is the assessment of a view of life only a matter of personal preference? I argue that there is more than personal preference. I defend the position that a view of life must be useful for the ascription of meaning and therefore needs to fulfil the requirements of the process of ascribing meaning. In this article I analyse this process and its requirements and deduce from them a set of criteria by which views of life can be assessed
Ascription · Business · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Meaning of life · Position (finance · Preference · Process (computing · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |