Meaning in Life: Joel Vos
Meaning in Life: Joel Vos Contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Traditional approaches to meaning 2 Chapter 2 A practical phenomenological approach to meaning 10 Meaning’s location: 11 Scales of meaning 12 Pragmatism 12 Chapter 3 Research on the meaning of meaning 12 Definitions of meaninglessness 14 The Meaning quintet 15 The development of meaning 16 Chapter 4 Working with Meaning 20 Chapter 5 Meaning centred assessment skills 20 Chapter 6 Meaning specific skills 20 Chapter 7 Relational skills 23 Chapter 8 Phenomenological, experiential and mindfulness skills 23 Chapter 9 Existential Skills 28 Chapter 10 A ten centred treatment manual 30 Introduction Priests and philosophers used to give meaning in life, but was supported by religious dogma, or prolix ideology. Aims of meaning centred practices is to 1. Live a meaningful life, despite restrictions, by developing meaning enabling skills 2. ...